Burning of Jaffna Public Library
GPTKB entity
Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
international condemnation
increased ethnic violence |
| gptkbp:cause |
ethnic tensions between Sinhalese and Tamils
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| gptkbp:date |
May 31, 1981
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Burning of Jaffna Public Library
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Jaffna,_Sri_Lanka
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| gptkbp:perpetrator |
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_police
Sinhalese mobs Sri Lankan government-sponsored paramilitaries |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Jaffna_Public_Library
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Civil_War Sri Lankan Tamil history |
| gptkbp:restored |
Jaffna Public Library rebuilt in 2001
|
| gptkbp:result |
destruction of over 97,000 books
loss of rare manuscripts cultural loss for Sri Lankan Tamils |
| gptkbp:significance |
major event in Sri Lankan civil conflict
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| gptkbp:target |
gptkb:Jaffna_Public_Library
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Book_burnings
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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