1987–89 JVP Insurrection

The 1987–1989 JVP insurrection, also known as the 1988–1989 revolt or the JVP troubles, was an armed revolt in Sri Lanka, led by the Marxist–Leninist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, against the autocratic administration of UNP Government of Sri Lanka. The insurrection, like the previous one in 1971, was unsuccessful. The main phase of the insurrection was a low-intensity conflict that lasted from April 1987 to December 1989. The insurgents led by the JVP resorted to subversion, assassinations, raids, and attacks on military and civilian targets while the Sri Lankan government reacted through counter-insurgency operations to suppress the revolt using army and paramilitary groups who were allegdly supported by government.

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1987 — 1989  Wikidata
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1987 — 1989 1987–89 JVP Insurrection

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1971 1971 JVP Insurrection

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1990-03-24T00:00:00Z

1987 — 1990 Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan civil war

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1997 1997 Vavunathivu Offensive

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1997 Thandikulam–Omanthai offensive

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1999 Oddusuddan offensive

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2000-04-20T00:00:00Z

2000 Battle for the A-9 highway

2006-07-01T00:00:00Z

2009-05-18T00:00:00Z

2006 — 2009 Northern Theatre of Eelam War IV

1410-01-01T00:00:00Z

1411-01-01T00:00:00Z

1410 — 1411 Ming–Kotte War

1983-07-23T00:00:00Z

1987-07-29T00:00:00Z

1983 — 1987 Eelam War I

1983-07-23T00:00:00Z

2009-05-18T00:00:00Z

1983 — 2009 Sri Lankan Civil War

1990-06-10T00:00:00Z

1995-01-09T00:00:00Z

1990 — 1995 Eelam War II

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2002-02-22T00:00:00Z

1995 — 2002 Eelam War III

2006-07-26T00:00:00Z

2009-05-18T00:00:00Z

2006 — 2009 Eelam War IV

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1972	Sri Lanka	sovereign state, island country, republic, country	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1971	1971 JVP Insurrection	attempted coup d'état	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1987	1987–89 JVP Insurrection	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1987	Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan civil war	Sri Lanka, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Indian Peace Keeping Force, military intervention	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1997	1997 Vavunathivu Offensive	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1997	Thandikulam–Omanthai offensive	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1999	Oddusuddan offensive	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2000	Battle for the A-9 highway	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2006	Northern Theatre of Eelam War IV	theater of war	Wikidata
event	war	1410	Ming–Kotte War	war	Wikidata
event	war	1983	Eelam War I	war, Sri Lanka, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam	Wikidata
event	war	1983	Sri Lankan Civil War	Sri Lanka, civil war, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Indian Peace Keeping Force	Wikidata
event	war	1990	Eelam War II	war, Sri Lanka, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam	Wikidata
event	war	1995	Eelam War III	war, Sri Lanka, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam	Wikidata
event	war	2006	Eelam War IV	war	Wikidata