1971 JVP insurrection

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf armed uprising
insurrection
gptkbp:casualties thousands killed
gptkbp:cause leftist revolutionary movement
gptkbp:endDate 1971-06-16
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1971 JVP insurrection
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Rohana_Wijeweera
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:mainBelligerent gptkb:Government_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Janatha_Vimukthi_Peramuna
gptkbp:notableFor mass arrests
youth participation
use of guerrilla tactics
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:1987–1989_JVP_insurrection
gptkbp:result Government victory
gptkbp:significance first major armed uprising in post-independence Sri Lanka
gptkbp:startDate 1971-04-05
gptkbp:target Sri Lankan state institutions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ceylon_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6