Sri Lankan Civil War

July 23, 1983 – May 18, 2009

War between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, who fought for an independent Tamil state in the north and east. The army defeated the Tigers in 2009; up to 100,000 people died.

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Battles and events 2

November 3, 1988

1988 Maldives coup attempt Maldives

October 26, 2018

2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Maithripala Sirisena

Key commanders

Government of Sri Lanka 2

Gotabaya Rajapaksa Defence Secretary, Directed the final offensive

Mahinda Rajapaksa President of Sri Lanka, Led the final offensive

Other 2

Ranil Wickremesinghe participant

Maithripala Sirisena participant