A Political Solution to the Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka

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  • Chelvadurai Manogaran University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, Wisconsin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.21729

Keywords:

ethnic conflict, Tamil, Sinhalese, politics, LTTE, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Abstract

The ethnic conflict between the Sinhalese majority and the Tamil minority in Sri Lanka began in the mid-1950s, yet little progress has been made at the negotiating table to settle their differences on the issues of regional autonomy for Tamil areas, colonization and economic development of Tamil-dominated districts.

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Author Biography

Chelvadurai Manogaran, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, Wisconsin

Professor Manogaran teaches geography and international studies at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, Wisconsin.

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Published

1993-06-01

How to Cite

Manogaran, C. (1993). A Political Solution to the Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka. Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, 13(3), 23–25. https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.21729

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