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No wars
But Tamils fear for the future of Sri Lanka as a multinational sate
Fear the military defeat will jeopardizes their ethic identity again

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Sri Lanka is off the coast of India
19 million inhabitants

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Gained independence in 1948
Sinhalese dominated the government, military, and most commerce
Tamils feel they suffer discrimination
War ended in 2009 and the Sinhalese took control
Buddhism made the official language

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Sinhalese and the Tamils have been at war from 1983-2009
80,000 died
Extends back more then 2,000 years
died down during 300 years of European control

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10% of the population
Ethnic Arabs descended from Southwest Asia
Settled in the eighth century
Adhere to Islam but speak Tamil or Sanhalese

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16% of the population
Migrated across the Palk Strait in the third century
Occupy northern part of the island
Are Hindu
Tamil language spoken by 60 million people in India

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74% of the population is Sinhalese
Migrated from northern India in the fifth century B.C
Occupy southern 2/3 of the island
Converted to Buddhism 300 years later