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1983 in Sri Lanka

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Decades:
  
1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

See also:
  
Other events of 1983 Timeline of Sri Lankan history

The following lists events that happened during 1983 in Sri Lanka.

Contents

Incumbents

  • President: J. R. Jayewardene

    • Events

  • Following the ambush of a Sri Lankan Army military patrol, the Black July riots begin claiming the lives of over 1000 ethnic tamils. roughly 150,000 people were homeless with many businesses burnt.
  • The 2 decade long Sri Lankan Civil War begins on 23 July following ethnic tensions between the Tamil minority and the Sinhalese majority.

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