| National Liberation Front ජාතික විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | JVP/NLF |
| Founder | K. M. P. Rajaratne |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Dissolved | 1965 |
| Merged into | United National Party |
| Headquarters | Polonnaruwa |
| Ideology | Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism Corporatism |
| Political position | Far-right |
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. 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, 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.
Following the riots, the government of Ceylon banned ITAK and the JVP. 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). The UNP promised positions to several organisations that were opposed to Marxism.
Electoral history
| Election year | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
