1983–2009 Sri Lankan Civil War

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:war
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Civil_War
gptkbp:casualties estimated 80,000–100,000 deaths
gptkbp:cause ethnic tensions between Sinhalese and Tamils
demand for Tamil Eelam
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Pottu_Amman
gptkb:Velupillai_Prabhakaran
gptkb:Karuna_Amman
gptkb:Sarath_Fonseka
gptkb:Gotabaya_Rajapaksa
gptkb:Mahinda_Rajapaksa
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:military
separatist conflict
gptkbp:displacedPeople hundreds of thousands
gptkbp:endDate 2009
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1983–2009 Sri Lankan Civil War
gptkbp:internationalResponse international humanitarian aid
UN investigations
calls for accountability
gptkbp:involvedGroup gptkb:Indian_Peace_Keeping_Force
JVP (Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:mainBelligerent gptkb:Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eelam
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_government
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Mullaitivu
gptkb:Battle_of_Elephant_Pass
gptkb:Second_Battle_of_Elephant_Pass
gptkb:Battle_of_Jaffna
gptkb:Battle_of_Kilinochchi
Battle of Mullivaikkal
Battle of Anuradhapura
Battle of Pooneryn
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Assassination_of_Rajiv_Gandhi
gptkb:Black_July
gptkb:Eelam_Wars
humanitarian
use of child soldiers
suicide bombings
mass displacement of civilians
Assassination of Ranasinghe Premadasa
forced disappearances
allegations of war crimes
attacks on civilians
assassinations of political leaders
displacement of Sinhalese and Muslim populations
displacement of Tamil population
gptkbp:peaceAgreement gptkb:2002_Ceasefire_Agreement
Norwegian mediation
gptkbp:result Defeat of LTTE
End of Tamil Eelam bid
gptkbp:startDate 1983
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1987–1989_JVP_insurrection
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8