What the records say
- When
- 24 Jul 1983 – 30 Jul 1983
- Kind
- Pogrom
- Deaths
- 5,638
- Coordinates
- 7.00° N, 81.00° E
- Description
- anti-Tamil riots in Sri Lanka in 1983
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Black July
1983 anti-Tamil riots in Sri Lanka
Black July was an anti-Tamil pogrom that occurred in Sri Lanka during July 1983. The pogrom was premeditated, and was finally triggered by a deadly ambush on a Sri Lankan Army patrol by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on 23 July 1983, which killed 13 soldiers. Although initially orchestrated by members of the ruling UNP, the pogrom soon escalated into mass violence with significant public participation.
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