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National Liberation Front
ජාතික විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ
AbbreviationJVP/NLF
FounderK. M. P. Rajaratne
Founded1957
Dissolved1965
Merged intoUnited National Party
HeadquartersPolonnaruwa
IdeologySinhalese Buddhist nationalism
Corporatism
Political positionFar-right
  • Political parties
  • Elections
  • Jathika Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP; National Liberation Front) was a political party formed in 1957 by the K. M. P. Rajaratne and his wife, Kusuma Rajaratne.[1] The JVP received support from local businesses, and anti-Tamil riots were extreme in villages in which it was active.

    Riots

    [edit]

    Following the arrangement for talks between Federal Tamils and the government of Ceylon,[2] riots broke out against the country's Tamil population. Several Sinhalese mobs broke into Tamil houses and attacked. The attacks included rape. This violence were higher in the Polonnaruwa district.[3]

    Following the riots, the government of Ceylon banned ITAK and the JVP.[4] The bans lasted for several months.

    Coalition government

    [edit]

    Once the ban on the JVP ended, the JVP contested in democratic elections, and joined the United National Party (UNP).[5] The UNP promised positions to several organisations that were opposed to Marxism.

    Electoral history

    [edit]
    Sri Lanka Parliamentary Elections
    Election year Votes Vote % Seats won +/– Government
    1960 March 11,201 0.37%
    2 / 151

    Increase2 Opposition
    1960 July 14,030 0.46%
    2 / 151

    Steady Opposition
    1965 18,791 0.46%
    1 / 151

    Decrease1 Government (1965–1966)
    Opposition (since 1966)

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ A. Jeyaratnam (2010). Electoral Politics. p. 25.
  • ^ Manor, James (1989). The Expedient Utopian: Bandaranaike and Ceylon. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521371919.
  • ^ "NPC Resolution on Tamil Genocide" (PDF). TamilGuardian. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  • ^ "The Assassination of Bandaranaike", Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
  • ^ How a Seven Party National "Government was Formed Fifty Years Ago". Daily Mirror SL.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jathika_Vimukthi_Peramuna&oldid=1185616519"

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