Rohana Wijeweera

Patabendi Don Nandasiri Wijeweera (Sinhala:පටබැඳි දොන් නන්දසිරි විජෙවීර) or Rohana Wijeweera (14 July 1943 – 13 November 1989) was a Sri Lankan Marxist politician, rebel and the founding leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna. Wijeweera led the party in two unsuccessful insurrections in Sri Lanka, in 1971 and 1987 to 1989.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 14, 1943
Birth namePatabendi Don Nandasiri Wijeweera
Birth place
Sri Lanka , Southern Province Sri Lanka , British Ceylon
Nationality
Sri Lanka
Date of deathNovember 13, 1989
Place of death
Sri Lanka , Western Province Sri Lanka , Borella

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External resources

  1. http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DE18Df04.html
  2. http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/11/24/fea03.asp
  3. http://www.divaina.com/2008/11/23/feature11.html
  4. http://www.divaina.com/2008/11/30/feature03.html
  5. http://www.divaina.com/2008/12/14/feature02.html
  6. http://www.divaina.com/2008/12/21/feature02.html
  7. http://www.divaina.com/2008/12/28/feature04.html
  8. http://www.jvpsrilanka.com
  9. http://www.lankadeepa.lk/Section/diyatha/12102008/01.htm
  10. http://www.lankadeepa.lk/Section/diyatha/19102008/04.htm