Author: atita
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Monte Cristo Estate Police Shooting
December 4, 1959: Labour and communal troubles on Monte Cristo estate culminate in a police firing that kills three Malaiyaha Tamil workers.
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Lunuwila Mills Police Shooting
September 5, 1956: A strike at Lunuwila Mills turns violent and a striker is shot dead by police.
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1952 Gal Oya Riot
August 21-25, 1952: A lorry accident in Gal Oya results in clashes between Sinhalese and Muslims in the area.
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St. Margaret’s Bazaar Police Shooting
July 13, 1957: Tensions between Sinhalese and Tamil traders at St. Margaret’s Bazaar, Udapussellawa, results in two Malaiyaha Tamils being shot dead by police.
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Deaths due to mob violence in the racial disturbances of 1958
A list and description of the deaths due to mob violence in the racial violence of 1958.
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Veeramunai Riot
April 18, 1954: A drunken Tamil New Year brawl morphs into a full-fledged riot leading to the displacement of hundreds of Tamils and tensions that simmer for decades after.
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Ethnic Violence in the Trincomalee District in February 1956: Part II
The riots at Trincomalee in February 1956 becoming an enduring topic of political invocation in following months.
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Ethnic Violence in the Trincomalee District in February 1956: Part I
February 5 – 28, 1956: Violence between Sinhalese and Tamils in the Trincomalee District flares over the language issue.
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Independence Day Attack on Sinhalese
February 4 – 5, 1948: Ceylon’s first day of independence takes a violent turn when Sinhalese are attacked at Pottuvil.
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January 8, 1966 Strike – Part II
Political consequences following the January 8, 1966 strike against the Tamil language regulations proposed by the government.