-74% of Sri Lanka's population

-occupy southern 2/3s of the island

-Practice Buddhism

-Dominated the government, military, and most of commerce 

since Sri Lanka became independent in 1948

-Occupy northern part of island

-Hindus Religion

-Received support for rebellion that began in 1983

-After defeat of Tamils in 2009, they feared the multinational state was jeperodized

1983 because the Tamils (minority group)

felt discriminated against by the Sinhalese dominated government

-The civil war between the Sinhalese and Tamils lasted 3 decades long,

it lasted from July 23, 1983 through May 18, 2009. That is 25 years, 9 months, 3 weeks and four days.

path to resolution. The world didn't take much action to

intervene during the crisis and help solve the dispute. 

In order for the conflict to subside, the two groups must 

see each other as equal and that 

not an idea you can force into a person/ethnicity group.

during the Sri Lankan civil war. The deaths include 27,639 

Tamil fighters, more than 21,066 Sri Lankan soldiers, 1000 

Sri Lankan police, 1500 Indian soldiers, and tens of

thousands of civilians

noted that the U.S. President, George Bush, knew 

about it and let it all happen. From the journalists 

points of view, the world looked on without aiding.

Other countries should get involved to end the 

discrimination of the Tamils and create an equal

government for Sri Lanka.