Rohana Wijeweera and other Karava leaders formed in the 1960s the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, a communist party and political movement, who were involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971 and 1987.
In the 1960s, Rohana Wijeweera and other Karava leaders founded the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, a communist party and political movement. This group was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971 and 1987.