1983–2009 Sri Lankan Civil War

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/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