13 November 1989(1989-11-13) (aged 41) Boralesgamuwa, Sri Lanka
Political party
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
Spouse
S. Karunawathi (1978-1989)
Children
2
Education
Gantalawa Maha Vidyalaya
Alma mater
University of Colombo
Occupation
Politician, Revolutionary leader
Don Upatissa Gamanayake (Sinhala: උපතිස්ස ගමනායක; 17 October 1948 – 13 November 1989), also known by his alias Dias Mudalali, was a Sri Lankan politician and the deputy leader of the Jantha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) during the 1987–89 insurrection. Not a prominent figure during the JVP's 1971 insurrection, Gamanayake emerged as a leader only after the releasing of the JVP detainees in 1977. He moved up rapidly in the party hierarchy during the JVP's 1977-83 democratic phase and became the second in command after the founder and the leader, Rohana Wijeweera. He unsuccessfully contested the 1983 Anamaduwa by-election under JVP.[1] Gamanayake was captured and killed by the government forces in November 1989.[2]
Don UpatissaGamanayake (Sinhala: උපතිස්ස ගමනායක; 17 October 1948 – 13 November 1989), also known by his alias Dias Mudalali, was a Sri Lankan politician...
Look up Upatiṣya or sa:उपतिष्य in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Upatissa is a Pali and Sinhala name. It may refer to: An alternate name for Sariputta...
Operation Combine with the intention of killing Wijeweera, along with UpatissaGamanayake. While they succeeded, the JVP maintained its identity as a political...
lifting of the state of emergency in December 1976, Kelly Senanayake, UpatissaGamanayake, Somawansa, Samarappulige Somasiri alias Ragama Some and several...
Retrieved 7 June 2021. "UpatissaGamanayake is the second JVP member to be killed in November". Lankadeepa. Retrieved 7 June 2021. "Gamanayake who saw the death...
September 1989 Colombo General Hospital Colombo Western Torture Police UpatissaGamanayake Deputy leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna November 1989 Security...
Somawansa Amarasinghe – Became a JVP politburo member and party leader UpatissaGamanayake – Deputy leader of the JVP during the 1987–1989 insurrection Victor...
prisoners of the abortive 1971 JVP insurrection. Those detained included UpatissaGamanayake, Lionel Bopage, Podi Athula (Victor Ivan), Loku Athula (N. Jayasinghe)...
joined the JVP through Ragama Some after listening to a speech by UpatissaGamanayake at a JVP rally in Veyangoda in 1978. He participated in the education...
came to and end, when JVP's key leaders such as Rohana Wijeweera, UpatissaGamanayake and Saman Piyasiri Fernando were assassinated by the end of 1989...
Sulochana Weerasinghe as Chithrangani Wijeweera Jagath Manuwarna as UpatissaGamanayake Sujeewa Priyalal as Somawansa Amarasinghe Susan Niroshan as Saman...
Peramuna 13 November 1989 Borella Shot Government Forces are blamed. UpatissaGamanayake Deputy leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 13 November 1989 Government...
Global Information