What the records say
- When
- 15 Dec 1986
- Kind
- Assassination
- Coordinates
- 6.85° N, 79.95° E
- Description
- 1986 murder in Piliyandala, Sri Lanka
Placed at the town its description names, Piliyandala.
Assassination of Daya Pathirana
1986 murder in Piliyandala, Sri Lanka
The assassination of Daya Pathirana took place on 15 December 1986. Daya Pathirana was the leader of the Independent Students Union of University of Colombo during 1985–1986. Pro-Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna activists are accused of his murder. This assassination is considered as a watershed incident in the 1987–1989 Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna insurrection.
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