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	Violent persecution erupted in the form of the [[Gal Oya riots\|1956]], [[1958 riots in Ceylon\|1958]], [[1977 anti-Tamil pogrom\|1977]], [[1981 Anti-Tamil pogrom\|1981]] and [[Black July\|1983]] anti-Tamil [[pogrom]]s, as well as the [[Burning of Jaffna Public Library\|1981 burning of the Jaffna Public Library]]. These were carried out by the majority [[Sinhalese people\|Sinhalese]] mobs often with state support, in the years following Sri Lanka's [[Sri Lankan independence movement\|independence]] from the [[British Empire]] in 1948.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=THOTTAM\|first=JYOTI\|date=2009-05-19\|language=en-US\|work=Time\|url=http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1899590,00.html\|access-date=2020-05-18\|issn=0040-781X}}</ref> Shortly after the gaining independence, Sinhalese was recognized as the official language of the nation.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Kearney\|first=Robert N.\|date=March 1, 1986\|title=Tension and Conflict in Sri Lanka\|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1309776036\|journal=}}</ref> After a 26-year military campaign, the [[2008–2009 Sri Lankan Army Northern offensive\|Sri Lankan military defeated the Tamil Tigers in May 2009]], bringing the civil war to an end.<ref name="mod-defeat">{{cite news \|title=LTTE defeated; Sri Lanka liberated from terror \|date=18 May 2009 \|url=http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20090518_10 \|work=Ministry of Defence \|access-date=18 May 2009 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521113622/http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20090518_10 \|archive-date=21 May 2009}}</ref>		Violent persecution erupted in the form of the [[Gal Oya riots\|1956]], [[1958 riots in Ceylon\|1958]], [[1977 anti-Tamil pogrom\|1977]], [[1981 Anti-Tamil pogrom\|1981]] and [[Black July\|1983]] anti-Tamil [[pogrom]]s, as well as the [[Burning of Jaffna Public Library\|1981 burning of the Jaffna Public Library]]. These were carried out by the majority [[Sinhalese people\|Sinhalese]] mobs often with state support, in the years following Sri Lanka's [[Sri Lankan independence movement\|independence]] from the [[British Empire]] in 1948.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=THOTTAM\|first=JYOTI\|date=2009-05-19\|language=en-US\|work=Time\|url=http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1899590,00.html\|access-date=2020-05-18\|issn=0040-781X}}</ref> Shortly after the gaining independence, Sinhalese was recognized as the official language of the nation.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Kearney\|first=Robert N.\|date=March 1, 1986\|title=Tension and Conflict in Sri Lanka\|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1309776036\|journal=}}</ref> After a 26-year military campaign, the [[2008–2009 Sri Lankan Army Northern offensive\|Sri Lankan military defeated the Tamil Tigers in May 2009]], bringing the civil war to an end.<ref name="mod-defeat">{{cite news \|title=LTTE defeated; Sri Lanka liberated from terror \|date=18 May 2009 \|url=http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20090518_10 \|work=Ministry of Defence \|access-date=18 May 2009 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521113622/http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20090518_10 \|archive-date=21 May 2009}}</ref>

	An estimated 70,000 had been killed by 2007.<ref>https://news.un.org/en/story/2007/03/211662-un-aid-agencies-appeal-civilian-protection-sri-lanka-over-100000-flee</ref><ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6898002.stm</ref><ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/srilanka-violence-idINCOL24265920071015 Reuters]</ref> Immediately following the end of war, on 20 May 2009, the UN estimated a total of 80,000–100,000 deaths.~~<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://world.time.com/2013/11/28/sri-lanka-to-start-tally-of-civil-war-dead/\|title=Sri Lanka to Start Tally of Civil-War Dead\|first=Krista\|last=Mahr\|work=Time}}</ref>~~<ref name="ABC200509">{{cite news\|title=Up to 100,000 killed in Sri Lanka's civil war: UN \|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/20/2576543.htm\|newspaper=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation\|ABC Australia]]\|date=20 May 2009}}</ref><ref name="CBC270511">{{cite news \|title=Sri Lanka PM will protect military on UN rights action \|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sri-lanka-pm-will-protect-military-on-un-rights-action-1.1029369 \|access-date=5 February 2021 \|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation \|date=27 May 2011}}</ref> However, in 2011, referring to the final phase of the war in 2009, the [[Report of the Secretary-General's Panel of Experts on Accountability in Sri Lanka]] stated, “A number of credible sources have estimated that there could have been as many as 40,000 civilian deaths.”<ref>{{cite news \|title=REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S PANEL OF EXPERTS ON ACCOUNTABILITY IN SRI LANKA \|url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/POE_Report_Full.pdf \|access-date=5 February 2021 \|publisher=United Nations \|date=31 March 2011}}</ref>		An estimated 70,000 had been killed by 2007.<ref>https://news.un.org/en/story/2007/03/211662-un-aid-agencies-appeal-civilian-protection-sri-lanka-over-100000-flee</ref><ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6898002.stm</ref><ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/srilanka-violence-idINCOL24265920071015 Reuters]</ref> Immediately following the end of war, on 20 May 2009, the UN estimated a total of 80,000–100,000 deaths.<ref name="ABC200509">{{cite news\|title=Up to 100,000 killed in Sri Lanka's civil war: UN \|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/20/2576543.htm\|newspaper=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation\|ABC Australia]]\|date=20 May 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://world.time.com/2013/11/28/sri-lanka-to-start-tally-of-civil-war-dead/\|title=Sri Lanka to Start Tally of Civil-War Dead\|first=Krista\|last=Mahr\|work=Time}}</ref><ref name="CBC270511">{{cite news \|title=Sri Lanka PM will protect military on UN rights action \|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sri-lanka-pm-will-protect-military-on-un-rights-action-1.1029369 \|access-date=5 February 2021 \|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation \|date=27 May 2011}}</ref> However, in 2011, referring to the final phase of the war in 2009, the [[Report of the Secretary-General's Panel of Experts on Accountability in Sri Lanka]] stated, “A number of credible sources have estimated that there could have been as many as 40,000 civilian deaths.”<ref>{{cite news \|title=REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S PANEL OF EXPERTS ON ACCOUNTABILITY IN SRI LANKA \|url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/POE_Report_Full.pdf \|access-date=5 February 2021 \|publisher=United Nations \|date=31 March 2011}}</ref>

	Other sources quoting discrepancies in the census figures state that up to 140,000 people were unaccounted for during this period alone.<ref>https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/sri-lankas-dead-and-missing-need-accounting</ref> In 2012, the [[Secretary-General's Internal Review Panel on United Nations Action in Sri Lanka]] stated, 'The Panel of Experts stated that "[a] number of credible sources have estimated that there could have been as many as 40,000 civilian deaths" while some Government sources state the number was well below 10,000. Other sources have referred to credible information indicating that over 70,000 people are unaccounted for.'<ref>{{cite news \|title=Report of the Secretary-General's Internal Review Panel on United Nations action in Sri Lanka \|url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/The_Internal_Review_Panel_report_on_Sri_Lanka.pdf \|access-date=21 March 2021 \|publisher=UN \|date=14 Nov 2012}}</ref>		Other sources quoting discrepancies in the census figures state that up to 140,000 people were unaccounted for during this period alone.<ref>https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/sri-lankas-dead-and-missing-need-accounting</ref> In 2012, the [[Secretary-General's Internal Review Panel on United Nations Action in Sri Lanka]] stated, 'The Panel of Experts stated that "[a] number of credible sources have estimated that there could have been as many as 40,000 civilian deaths" while some Government sources state the number was well below 10,000. Other sources have referred to credible information indicating that over 70,000 people are unaccounted for.'<ref>{{cite news \|title=Report of the Secretary-General's Internal Review Panel on United Nations action in Sri Lanka \|url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/The_Internal_Review_Panel_report_on_Sri_Lanka.pdf \|access-date=21 March 2021 \|publisher=UN \|date=14 Nov 2012}}</ref>

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	Violent persecution erupted in the form of the [[Gal Oya riots\|1956]], [[1958 riots in Ceylon\|1958]], [[1977 anti-Tamil pogrom\|1977]], [[1981 Anti-Tamil pogrom\|1981]] and [[Black July\|1983]] anti-Tamil [[pogrom]]s, as well as the [[Burning of Jaffna Public Library\|1981 burning of the Jaffna Public Library]]. These were carried out by the majority [[Sinhalese people\|Sinhalese]] mobs often with state support, in the years following Sri Lanka's [[Sri Lankan independence movement\|independence]] from the [[British Empire]] in 1948.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=THOTTAM\|first=JYOTI\|date=2009-05-19\|language=en-US\|work=Time\|url=http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1899590,00.html\|access-date=2020-05-18\|issn=0040-781X}}</ref> Shortly after the gaining independence, Sinhalese was recognized as the official language of the nation.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Kearney\|first=Robert N.\|date=March 1, 1986\|title=Tension and Conflict in Sri Lanka\|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1309776036\|journal=}}</ref> After a 26-year military campaign, the [[2008–2009 Sri Lankan Army Northern offensive\|Sri Lankan military defeated the Tamil Tigers in May 2009]], bringing the civil war to an end.<ref name="mod-defeat">{{cite news \|title=LTTE defeated; Sri Lanka liberated from terror \|date=18 May 2009 \|url=http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20090518_10 \|work=Ministry of Defence \|access-date=18 May 2009 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521113622/http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20090518_10 \|archive-date=21 May 2009}}</ref>		Violent persecution erupted in the form of the [[Gal Oya riots\|1956]], [[1958 riots in Ceylon\|1958]], [[1977 anti-Tamil pogrom\|1977]], [[1981 Anti-Tamil pogrom\|1981]] and [[Black July\|1983]] anti-Tamil [[pogrom]]s, as well as the [[Burning of Jaffna Public Library\|1981 burning of the Jaffna Public Library]]. These were carried out by the majority [[Sinhalese people\|Sinhalese]] mobs often with state support, in the years following Sri Lanka's [[Sri Lankan independence movement\|independence]] from the [[British Empire]] in 1948.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=THOTTAM\|first=JYOTI\|date=2009-05-19\|language=en-US\|work=Time\|url=http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1899590,00.html\|access-date=2020-05-18\|issn=0040-781X}}</ref> Shortly after the gaining independence, Sinhalese was recognized as the official language of the nation.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Kearney\|first=Robert N.\|date=March 1, 1986\|title=Tension and Conflict in Sri Lanka\|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1309776036\|journal=}}</ref> After a 26-year military campaign, the [[2008–2009 Sri Lankan Army Northern offensive\|Sri Lankan military defeated the Tamil Tigers in May 2009]], bringing the civil war to an end.<ref name="mod-defeat">{{cite news \|title=LTTE defeated; Sri Lanka liberated from terror \|date=18 May 2009 \|url=http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20090518_10 \|work=Ministry of Defence \|access-date=18 May 2009 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521113622/http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20090518_10 \|archive-date=21 May 2009}}</ref>

	An estimated 70,000 had been killed by 2007.<ref>https://news.un.org/en/story/2007/03/211662-un-aid-agencies-appeal-civilian-protection-sri-lanka-over-100000-flee</ref><ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6898002.stm</ref><ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/srilanka-violence-idINCOL24265920071015 Reuters]</ref> Immediately following the end of war, on 20 May 2009, the UN estimated a total of 80,000–100,000 deaths.~~<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://world.time.com/2013/11/28/sri-lanka-to-start-tally-of-civil-war-dead/\|title=Sri Lanka to Start Tally of Civil-War Dead\|first=Krista\|last=Mahr\|work=Time}}</ref>~~<ref name="ABC200509">{{cite news\|title=Up to 100,000 killed in Sri Lanka's civil war: UN \|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/20/2576543.htm\|newspaper=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation\|ABC Australia]]\|date=20 May 2009}}</ref><ref name="CBC270511">{{cite news \|title=Sri Lanka PM will protect military on UN rights action \|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sri-lanka-pm-will-protect-military-on-un-rights-action-1.1029369 \|access-date=5 February 2021 \|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation \|date=27 May 2011}}</ref> However, in 2011, referring to the final phase of the war in 2009, the [[Report of the Secretary-General's Panel of Experts on Accountability in Sri Lanka]] stated, “A number of credible sources have estimated that there could have been as many as 40,000 civilian deaths.”<ref>{{cite news \|title=REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S PANEL OF EXPERTS ON ACCOUNTABILITY IN SRI LANKA \|url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/POE_Report_Full.pdf \|access-date=5 February 2021 \|publisher=United Nations \|date=31 March 2011}}</ref>		An estimated 70,000 had been killed by 2007.<ref>https://news.un.org/en/story/2007/03/211662-un-aid-agencies-appeal-civilian-protection-sri-lanka-over-100000-flee</ref><ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6898002.stm</ref><ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/srilanka-violence-idINCOL24265920071015 Reuters]</ref> Immediately following the end of war, on 20 May 2009, the UN estimated a total of 80,000–100,000 deaths.<ref name="ABC200509">{{cite news\|title=Up to 100,000 killed in Sri Lanka's civil war: UN \|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/20/2576543.htm\|newspaper=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation\|ABC Australia]]\|date=20 May 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://world.time.com/2013/11/28/sri-lanka-to-start-tally-of-civil-war-dead/\|title=Sri Lanka to Start Tally of Civil-War Dead\|first=Krista\|last=Mahr\|work=Time}}</ref><ref name="CBC270511">{{cite news \|title=Sri Lanka PM will protect military on UN rights action \|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sri-lanka-pm-will-protect-military-on-un-rights-action-1.1029369 \|access-date=5 February 2021 \|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation \|date=27 May 2011}}</ref> However, in 2011, referring to the final phase of the war in 2009, the [[Report of the Secretary-General's Panel of Experts on Accountability in Sri Lanka]] stated, “A number of credible sources have estimated that there could have been as many as 40,000 civilian deaths.”<ref>{{cite news \|title=REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S PANEL OF EXPERTS ON ACCOUNTABILITY IN SRI LANKA \|url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/POE_Report_Full.pdf \|access-date=5 February 2021 \|publisher=United Nations \|date=31 March 2011}}</ref>

	Other sources quoting discrepancies in the census figures state that up to 140,000 people were unaccounted for during this period alone.<ref>https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/sri-lankas-dead-and-missing-need-accounting</ref> In 2012, the [[Secretary-General's Internal Review Panel on United Nations Action in Sri Lanka]] stated, 'The Panel of Experts stated that "[a] number of credible sources have estimated that there could have been as many as 40,000 civilian deaths" while some Government sources state the number was well below 10,000. Other sources have referred to credible information indicating that over 70,000 people are unaccounted for.'<ref>{{cite news \|title=Report of the Secretary-General's Internal Review Panel on United Nations action in Sri Lanka \|url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/The_Internal_Review_Panel_report_on_Sri_Lanka.pdf \|access-date=21 March 2021 \|publisher=UN \|date=14 Nov 2012}}</ref>		Other sources quoting discrepancies in the census figures state that up to 140,000 people were unaccounted for during this period alone.<ref>https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/sri-lankas-dead-and-missing-need-accounting</ref> In 2012, the [[Secretary-General's Internal Review Panel on United Nations Action in Sri Lanka]] stated, 'The Panel of Experts stated that "[a] number of credible sources have estimated that there could have been as many as 40,000 civilian deaths" while some Government sources state the number was well below 10,000. Other sources have referred to credible information indicating that over 70,000 people are unaccounted for.'<ref>{{cite news \|title=Report of the Secretary-General's Internal Review Panel on United Nations action in Sri Lanka \|url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/The_Internal_Review_Panel_report_on_Sri_Lanka.pdf \|access-date=21 March 2021 \|publisher=UN \|date=14 Nov 2012}}</ref>

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