Piyadasa Ranasinghe පියදාස රණසිංහ | |
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Organizing Secretary of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | |
In office 1983–1989 | |
Leader | Rohana Wijeweera |
Personal details | |
Born | Devabandhanage Piyadasa 4 April 1946 Walasmulla, Sri Lanka |
Died | 15 November 1989 Mattegoda, Sri Lanka | (aged 43)
Political party | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna |
Spouse | Seelavathi Senasinghe |
Children | 1 |
Education | Weeraketiya Central College |
Occupation | Politician, teacher |
Devabandhanage Piyadasa (4 April 1946 – 15 November 1989: Sinhala: පියදාස රණසිංහ), popularly known as Piyadasa Ranasinghe, was a Sri Lankan political activist who was killed by army forces. He was the organising secretary and a member of the JVP party in the period 1970–1989.[1] He was also known as Dibba, Sudu Mama and Dunuwila.[2]