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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka became independent in 1948 -
revolution of Sri Lanka
ethnic and religious conflict escalated as competition for wealth.Sinhalse felt resentful of of their place under the british -
1956
Tensions between the predominantly Buddhist Sinhalese majority and the predominantly Hindu Tamil groups in the east and north, barely 20 miles from India's own Tamil Nadu region, date from the Middle Ages. Under British rule so-called Jaffna Tamils and other minorities disproportionately represented the elites. Independence and elections in 1956 unleashed Sinhalese chauvinism. -
1957
BC pact was signed to protect Tamil interests with a regional autonomy package. -
1958
Anti-Tamil riots broke out when Tamils were driven away -
War breaks out
In April 1971 Sri Lanka was in a major political turmoil as the JVP tried to snatch power from Mrs. Bandaranaike through an armed rebellion. Mrs. Bandaranaike immediately appealed to the world to assist them. Pakistan was the first country to immediately respond to this distress call. -
Ceylon
Ceylon was officially renamed the republic of Sri Lanka. -
Tamil Tiger
Tamil Tigers were formed to fight for an independent state. -
Civil war
The Sri Lankan Civil War was an armed conflict fought on the island of Sri Lanka. Beginning on 23 July 1983, there was an intermittent insurgency against the government by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (the LTTE, also known as the Tamil Tigers), which fought to create an independent Tamil state called Tamil Eelam in the north and the east of the island. -
retaliation
Sri Lanka government retaliated against the Tamil militants -
surrender
India and Sri Lanka signed to bring an end to the conflict -
Rajani
Rajani was was gunned, down just months after the LTTE had enter a deal with the Sri Lankan government -
World war 2
After two decades of fighting and four failed tries at peace talks, including the unsuccessful deployment of the Indian Army, the Indian Peace Keeping Force from 1987 to 1990, a lasting negotiated settlement to the conflict appeared possible when a cease-fire was declared in December 2001 -
war breaks out
A formal but fragile ceasefire between the government and the Tamil Tigers was brokered by Norway -
on going peace talk breaks down
on going peace talk breaks down -
tsunami
The december tsunami interrupted the downward spiral of government-LTTE relations, but only temporarily -
Sri lanka partners with the U.S
2005 and the conflict began to escalate until the government launched a number of major military offensives against the LTTE beginning in July 2006, driving the LTTE out of the entire Eastern province of the island. The LTTE then declared they would "resume their freedom struggle to achieve statehood".
