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People’s Liberation Front

revolutionary organization, Sri Lanka
Also known as: JVP, Janatha Vimukti Peramuna
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The People's Liberation Front (Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna; JVP) is a political party in Sri Lanka. Historically, it was associated with Marxist insurrections in the 1970s and 1980s. Under the leadership of Anura Kumara Dissanayake since 2014, the party has evolved significantly. Dissanayake has publicly apologized for past violence and has shifted the party towards a more moderate leftist agenda, focusing on economic reforms rather than socialist rhetoric. In 2024, Dissanayake was elected president of Sri Lanka, marking the JVP's first time leading the government.1

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  1. Sri Lanka - Dissanayake presidency and the JVP’s resurgence
  2. Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
  3. history of China - Readjustment and reaction, 1961–65
  4. Sri Lanka - End of the war
  5. history of Sri Lanka - End of the war

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