Sri Lankan Civil War
July 23, 1983 – May 18, 2009
Result Sri Lankan government victory
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.
Battles and events 8
July 23, 1983 – July 29, 1987
Eelam War I
Peace deal negotiated by India, and arrival of Indian peacekeepers
Junius Richard Jayewardene
July 29, 1987 – March 24, 1990
November 3, 1988
1988 Maldives coup attempt
Maldives
June 10, 1990 – January 9, 1995
Eelam War II
Overall indecisive, Major territorial gains for the LTTE
Chandrika Kumaratunga, Dingiri Banda Wijetunga, Ranasinghe Premadasa
April 19, 1995 – February 22, 2002
July 26, 2006 – May 18, 2009
November 23, 2008 – January 2, 2009
January 2–25, 2009
Battle of Mullaitivu (2009)
Sri Lankan Army victory
Mullaitivu(මූලදීපය)
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Mahinda Rajapaksa
Key commanders
Government of Sri Lanka 7
R. Venkataraman
belligerent leader
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Defence Secretary, Directed the final offensive
Chandrika Kumaratunga
belligerent leader
Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
belligerent leader
Junius Richard Jayewardene
belligerent leader
Ranasinghe Premadasa
belligerent leader
Mahinda Rajapaksa
President of Sri Lanka, Led the final offensive
