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1956 anti-Tamil pogrom

1956 anti-Tamil pogrom — first major Sinhalese-Tamil clash in Ceylon.

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Sri Lanka
📅 Jun 11, 1956
☠ 150 deaths
🌐 2 language editions
📈 64.7/100 popularity
Genocide & ethnic violence

Short descriptions

fr premier grand affrontement cingalais-tamoul au Ceylan machine-translated

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