Government forces capture and kill JVP leader Rohana Wijeweera and his deputy in Colombo.
Timeline of events under "1987-1989 insurrection" issue
Assassination of Daya Pathirana, the leader of the Independent Students Union (ISU) of the University of Colombo allegedly by the JVP.
In protest to the Indian presence, a resurrected JVP orchestrates a second armed uprising.
