Jathika Vimukthi Peramuna
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
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
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
Election year | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | +/– | Government |
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1960 March | 11,201 | 0.37% | 2 / 151 | 2 | Opposition |
1960 July | 14,030 | 0.46% | 2 / 151 | Opposition | |
1965 | 18,791 | 0.46% | 1 / 151 | 1 | Government (1965–1966) |
Opposition (since 1966) |
References
- ^ 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.
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