Terrence_Perera

Terrence Perera

Terrence Perera

Sri Lankan police officer

Terrence Perera (death 3 December 1987) was a Sri Lankan police officer. A deputy inspector General(DIG), he was serving as the Director Counter Subversive Unit of the Sri Lanka Police leading the suppression of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and its subversion activitis during the 1987–1989 JVP insurrection when he was gundown by an JVP hitmen in Battaramulla on 3 December 1987.[1][2][3][4]

References

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    "JVP owes country an apology for 1971 and 1989". The Island. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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    Owen Bennet. The Patriotic Struggle of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna: A Reappraisal (PDF) (Thesis).
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    "SRI LANKA POLICE HEROES' DAY ON MARCH 21 Beyond the Line of Duty". Daily News. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  4. [4]
    Fernando, Ravindra. "Vijaya – Sri Lankan film actor, playback singer and politician". Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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