The Agony of Sri Lanka: An In-depth Account of the Racial Riots of 1983 |
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Amirthalingam Amnesty International Anuradhapura Army Camp arrested attacked Batticaloa Borella Brigadier campaign Chavakachcheri Colombo Constables curfew death Dissanayaka Dudley Senanayake Eastern Provinces Eelam lobbies election erupted events in Sri Federal Party Four Four Bravo Gurunagar India injured J. R. Jayewardene Jaffna district Jaffna peninsula Jeep July Kandy Kankesanturai Karunanidhi killed Kuttimani late Private Leader looted LTTE Maheswaran murder Nallur nation NSSP Office opened fire organised Parliament patrol Perera PLOTE Police Station political Prabhakaran President J. R. Jayewardene prisoners racial riots raid rampage Ratmalana refugees Regional Councils Road S. J. V. Chelvanayakam S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Sathyaseelan Seelan Sellakili set on fire Sinhala Sinhala and Tamil Sinhala speaking Sinhala Tamil Sirima Bandaranaike SLFP Sri Lanka Tamils Street Superintendent of Police Tamil community Tamil Eelam Tamil Nadu Tamil shops terrorists Tiger Movement tion trained Trincomalee TUF youth leaguers TULF Uma Maheswaran Vavuniya vehicle violence Weeratunge