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Sri Lankan civil war

armed conflict in Sri Lanka (1983–2009) between the government and the separatist organization Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
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Summary

Sri Lankan civil war is a civil war[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of civil war entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,115 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Sri Lanka[3]
  • Location: Sri Lanka[4]
  • Commons category: Sri Lankan civil war[5]
  • Start time: July 23, 1983[6]
  • End time: May 18, 2009[7]
  • Participant: Sri Lanka[8], Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Sri Lankan civil war[10]
  • Number of deaths: 100,001[11]

Why It Matters

Sri Lankan civil war has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Gotabaya Rajapaksa Sri Lanka Velupillai Prabhakaran

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start time → —
    Instance of → civil war
    Location → Sri Lanka
    Country → Sri Lanka
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