Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:murder
anti-Tamil riot |
gptkbp:cause |
ambush and killing of 13 Sri Lankan soldiers by Tamil militants
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gptkbp:commemorates |
annual remembrance by Tamil communities worldwide
|
gptkbp:consequence |
international condemnation
escalation of Sri Lankan Civil War mass exodus of Tamils from Sri Lanka |
gptkbp:date |
July 1983
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gptkbp:displacedPeople |
over 150,000
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gptkbp:endDate |
1983-07-30
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Black July
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gptkbp:legacy |
deepened ethnic divisions in Sri Lanka
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
extensive international media attention
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gptkbp:notableFor |
widespread violence, arson, looting, and killings targeting Tamils
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gptkbp:perpetrator |
Sinhalese mobs
Sri Lankan government forces |
gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Civil_War
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gptkbp:startDate |
1983-07-24
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gptkbp:target |
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Tamils
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gptkbp:victim |
estimates range from 400 to 3000
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Tamils
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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