Patabendi Don Nandasiri Wijeweera (Sinhala:?????? ???? ???????? ???????) or Rohana Wijeweera (14 July 1943 - 13 November 1989) was a Sri Lankan Marxist politician; rebel and the founding leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna. Wijeweera led the party in two unsuccessful insurrections in Sri Lanka; in 1971 and 1987 to 1989.

Wijeweera was born on 14 July 1943 to Patabendi Don Andris Wijeweera and Nasi Nona Wickramakalutota who lived in Kottegoda a coastal fishing village situated in southern Sri Lanka and belonged to the Karava caste hierarchy. His father was an active member of the Ceylon Communist Party (pro-Soviet wing) and very close to Dr. S. A. Wickramasinghe.

On November the 13th 1989 Rohana Wijeweera was shot dead. To this day Wijeweera's death is a subject of mystery and intrigue. Pictures From History