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Conflict South Asia

Sri Lankan Tamil Insurgency

1976 CE – 1983 CE · 7 years

Rising ethnic tensions between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil minority escalated from political agitation to armed insurgency, setting the stage for the devastating Sri Lankan Civil War.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Tamil militant groups (LTTE precursors)
  • Sri Lankan government

Key moments

Defining events in the Sri Lankan Tamil Insurgency.

  1. 1983 Black July riots
  2. 1981 Jaffna Library burning

Elsewhere in South Asia at the time

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3000 BCE – still standing

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3000 BCE – still standing

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Attested 1200 CE – 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1976 CE and 1983 CE.

1979 CE Soviet–Afghan War 1983 CE Sri Lankan Civil War 1976 CE Dirty War 1976 CE Aceh Insurgency (GAM) 1976 CE Blue Lagoon

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

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