Since the beginning of the new era, China’s policy of fostering amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness in neighborhood diplomacy has significantly advanced its relations with neighboring countries. China has reached a
By November 1988, JVP suspects held in prisons had begun a protest movement demanding either their release or prosecution. The protest commenced on November 3, 1988. The rebel prisoners organized themselves to
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Kurunegala District played an important role in the April 1971 rebellion. During that period, district committee leaders in both Kurunegala and Kegalle were selected by the members themselves rather than being appointed
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The National Student Heroes Day was observed for the 38th time on June 20, 2026. The number of university students killed from December 12, 1976, when Weerasuriya was killed, to June 17,
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Another of the five police stations captured by the rebels during the April 1971 uprising was the Warakapola Police Station in the Kegalle District. The rebels who captured the Warakapola Police Station
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The Rajanganaya Police Station in Anuradhapura District was one of the five police stations captured by the rebels during the April 1971 uprising, which took place 55 years ago. It is now
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The murder of the Deniyaya doctor shook the entire country during the 1971 rebellion. Many incidents occurred during the 15-day rule of the Deniyaya area by the April 1971 rebels. One of
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The number of police stations attacked by JVP rebels during the uprising that began on April 5, 1971, was 74. Out of these, 57 police stations were attacked and damaged. A total
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More than five decades after Sri Lanka’s 1971 insurrection shook the island nation, new testimonies from surviving participants, witnesses, and former insurgent leaders are reshaping understanding of how the rebellion unfolded —
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A special team was formed in late 1984 under the leadership of Ragama Some Somasiri to raise funds for the JVP. According to the orders of the team, they broke into major
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During the JVP’s second insurgency, various foreign intelligence services took notice, and from early 1989, the Israeli Mossad intelligence agency began providing military advisory support to the Sri Lankan government to suppress
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