1983 in Sri Lanka
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The following lists events that happened during 1983 in Sri Lanka.
Incumbents
Events
- Following the ambush of a Sri Lankan Army military patrol, the Black July riots begin claiming the lives of over 1000 ethnic tamils. roughly 150,000 people were homeless with many businesses burnt.[1]
- The 2 decade long Sri Lankan Civil War begins on 23 July following ethnic tensions between the Tamil minority and the Sinhalese majority.[2]
Notes
- a. ^ Gunaratna, Rohan. (1998). Pg.353, Sri Lanka's Ethnic Crisis and National Security, Colombo: South Asian Network on Conflict Research. ISBN 955-8093-00-9
References
- ↑ Community, Gender and Violence, edited by Partha Chatterjee, Pradeep Jeganathan
- ↑ "LTTE defeated; Sri Lanka liberated from terror". Ministry of Defence. 18 May 2009. Archived from the original on 21 May 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
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