A.P.N.C. De Vaas Gunawardene , SLLI was a Sri Lankan Army officer who commanded the ill-fated Four Four Bravo patrol that was ambushed by the LTTE July 23 , 1983 . This incident sparked the Black July riots and is considered to be the start of the Sri Lankan Civil War
Black July riots
Black July
A. P. N. C. De S. Vaas Gunawardene