What the records say
- When
- 1956 – 2009
- Kind
- Genocide
- Coordinates
- 9.28° N, 80.47° E
- Description
- characterization of violence by the Sri Lankan government against Tamils from 1956–2009
Placed at the middle of related events.
Tamil genocide
Characterization of actions against Tamils in Sri Lanka as genocide
The Tamil genocide refers to the framing of various systematic acts of physical violence and cultural destruction committed against the Tamil population in Sri Lanka during the Sinhala–Tamil ethnic conflict beginning in 1956, particularly during the Sri Lankan civil war as acts of genocide.
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The source
Nearby in time and place
- 1956 Ariyalur train accident23 Nov 1956 · Rail accident
- Gal Oya riots1956 · Massacre · Deaths 150
- 1958 riots in CeylonJun 1958 · Massacre · Deaths 158
- 1957 Ramnad riotsJul 1957 · Riot
- Coup d'état of Yanaon13 Jun 1954 · Coup
- French India: France → India (cession)1954 · Territorial change
- Hartal 1953Aug 1953 · Strike
- Assassination of S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike1959 · Terrorist attack