Piyadasa Ranasinghe

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. He was also known as Dibba, Sudu Mama and Dunuwila.

Piyadasa Ranasinghe
පියදාස රණසිංහ
Organizing Secretary of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
In office
1983–1989
LeaderRohana Wijeweera
Personal details
Born
Devabandhanage Piyadasa

(1946-04-04)4 April 1946
Walasmulla, Sri Lanka
Died15 November 1989(1989-11-15) (aged 43)
Mattegoda, Sri Lanka
Political partyJanatha Vimukthi Peramuna
SpouseSeelavathi Senasinghe
Children1
EducationWeeraketiya Central College
OccupationPolitician, teacher
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