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==Online Resources== | |||
*[http://vedda.org/obeyesekere2.htm Colonial Histories and Vädda Primitivism] | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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1983 - Anti-Tamil race riots, allegedly backed by Sinhalese hard-line ministers, which resulted in more than 150,000 Tamil civilians fleeing the island, seeking asylum in other countries<br> | 1983 - Anti-Tamil race riots, allegedly backed by Sinhalese hard-line ministers, which resulted in more than 150,000 Tamil civilians fleeing the island, seeking asylum in other countries<br> | ||
2004 - Asian tsunami killed over 35,000 in Sri Lanka<br> | 2004 - Asian tsunami killed over 35,000 in Sri Lanka<br> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Sri Lanka]] | [[Category:Sri Lanka]][[Category:Histories]] | ||
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