Black July

anti-Tamil riots in Sri Lanka in 1983
Event pogrom Q2640918
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Summary

Black July is a pogrom[1]. It draws 2,901 Wikipedia views per month (pogrom category, ranking #7 of 69).[2]

Key Facts

  • Black July is in the country of Sri Lanka[3].
  • Black July's instance of is recorded as pogrom[4].
  • Black July took place at Sri Lanka[5].
  • Black July is part of Tamil genocide[6].
  • Black July's Commons category is recorded as Black July[7].
  • Black July's target is recorded as Sri Lankan Tamils[8].
  • Black July began on July 24, 1983[9].
  • Black July ended on July 30, 1983[10].
  • Black July occurred on July 1983[11].
  • Black July's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Black July[12].
  • Black July resulted in {'amount': '+5638'} deaths[13].

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When and Where

Black July occurred on July 1983[11]. It began on July 24, 1983[9]. It ended on July 30, 1983[10]. The location of it was Sri Lanka[5]. It is in the country of Sri Lanka[3].

Context

Black July is part of Tamil genocide[6]. Its instance of is recorded as pogrom[4].

Outcome and Impact

Black July resulted in {'amount': '+5638'} deaths[13].

Why It Matters

Black July draws 2,901 Wikipedia views per month (pogrom category, ranking #7 of 69).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 26d ago · Wofalor · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → anti-Tamil riots in Sri Lanka in 1983
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  2. 10w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Black July
    Start time → +1983-07-24T00:00:00Z
    Point in time → +1983-07-00T00:00:00Z
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/45319|batch #45319]]"
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