the afternoon there was a press conference at the Joint Operation Command. Minister Ranjan Wijeratne briefed the press. 'Wijeweera and HB Herath [another JVP leader] had been taken to a house just outside Colombo, where the JVP had hidden part of their "treasure". While the search was in progress, Herath pulled out a pistol and shot Wijeweera dead'. The minister went on to give more details. Sarath concludes his account. Works In 1971 Wijeeweera wrote the book A Few Experiences regarding his experiences during the first JVP insurgency. It was originally written in Sinhala Wijeweera wrote "What is the answer for the Eelam Question" following the beginning of the Sri Lankan Civil War. Vietnama Viplawaya Araksha Karaw was a book published by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna based on a speech by Wijeweera. Family Wijeweera married Srimathi Chitrangani, with whom he had four daughters and two sons. After his death in 1989, his widow and children handed themselves over to the Army Headquarters and the government assured protection for the family. They were housed at the staff quarters in SLN Dockyard in Trincomalee and later in 1992 were moved to staff quarters in the naval barracks at SLNS Gemunu in Welisara where they have lived under state patronage. In February 2015, the Security Council decided that there was no security threat and requested the family to vacate the naval quarters that they were occupying. In popular media The biographical film of Wijeweera's late life titled Ginnen Upan Seethala was made in 2019. The film was directed by Anurudha Jayasinghe and popular actor Kamal Addararachchi played Wijeweera's role. See also Communism in Sri Lanka Nagalingam Shanmugathasan Vijaya Kumaratunga Further reading References Sources External links News media (Sinhala) Rohana Wijeweera 1 Rohana Wijeweera 2 Rohana Wijeweera 3 Rohana Wijeweera 4 Rohana Wijeweera 5 1943 births 1989 deaths Sri Lankan rebels Sri Lankan revolutionaries Sri Lankan communists Anti-revisionists Peoples' Friendship University of Russia alumni Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna politicians Sri Lankan expatriates in the Soviet Union Alumni of Dharmasoka College Candidates in the 1982 Sri Lankan presidential election Sinhalese politicians Prisoners and detainees of Sri Lanka Sri Lankan prisoners and detainees People of the Sri Lankan Civil War Indian Peace Keeping Force