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Communal riots and anti-Tamil violence (1958-1983)

Communal riots and anti-Tamil violence (1958-1983)

  1. Gal Oya and Colombo anti-Tamil riots

    Labels: Gal Oya, Colombo

  2. Sinhala Only Act takes effect

    Labels: Official Language, Sinhala Only

  3. Bandaranaike–Chelvanayakam Pact signed

    Labels: S W, S J

  4. Pact publicly abrogated amid nationalist pressure

    Labels: Bandaranaike Chelvanayakam, Sinhala nationalist

  5. 1958 islandwide anti-Tamil pogrom begins

    Labels: 1958 pogrom, Islandwide riots

  6. State of emergency declared during 1958 violence

    Labels: State of, Sri Lankan

  7. Tamil Language (Special Provisions) Act passed

    Labels: Tamil Language, Parliament

  8. Tamil United Liberation Front formed

    Labels: Tamil United, TULF

  9. Vaddukoddai Resolution calls for Tamil Eelam

    Labels: Vaddukoddai Resolution, Tamil Eelam

  10. 1977 post-election anti-Tamil pogrom

    Labels: 1977 pogrom, Post-election violence

  11. Prevention of Terrorism Act passed as temporary law

    Labels: Prevention of, PTA

  12. Jaffna Public Library burned during pogrom

    Labels: Jaffna Public, Jaffna

  13. LTTE ambush kills 13 soldiers near Jaffna

    Labels: LTTE, Army patrol

  14. Black July anti-Tamil pogrom spreads nationwide

    Labels: Black July, Nationwide pogrom

  15. Welikada Prison massacre kills Tamil detainees

    Labels: Welikada Prison, Prison massacre

  16. Sixth Amendment bans advocacy of secession

    Labels: Sixth Amendment, Parliament