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1. Consequences
of Sri Lanka Conflict
Chapter 4

2. RECALL

3. Racial Differences
Sinhalese vs. Tamils

4. Citizenship Rights “Sinhala Only”
Policy
University
Admission Criteria
Resettlement
Identify 4 causes
of conflict in Sri
Lanka

5. How important is social cohesion in
multi-ethnic societies?

6. Tigers

7. “An eye for an eye
will only make the
whole world blind.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

8. Sri Lanka
Conflict
Political
Consequences
Economic
Consequences
Social
Consequences

9. Political
Consequences

10. Political
Consequences
Armed
Conflict
Foreign
Intervention

11. Armed Conflict

12. 1
Why would any group
resort to violence to
achieve what they want?
2
How did the conflict in
Sri Lanka become so
violent?
Questions

13. Timeline of Conflict

14. Tamils demanded
peacefully for fair
treatment.
The Federal Party asked
for Tamil areas to be
recognised as a
federation
Before 1950
1950

15. Tamil United Liberation
Front is formed and it
asked for a separate
independent state – Tamil
Eelam.
After the idea for
separated state was
rejected, Tamils became
angry and dissatisfied
with government.
1976
May 1976

16. Tamil youths
formed the LTTE as
non-violent
methods were
ineffective.

17. The Liberation Tigers
of Tamil Eelam
LTTE

18. Leader of LTTE
Velupillai Pirapaharan

21. Killed 6 aid workers
who were constructing
"Village of Hope“.
Another 3 aid workers
suffer serious gunshot
injuries.
April 1 2007

22. LTTE planted a bomb
in Rathmalana,
targeting a truck
carrying Sri Lanka
Police personnel killing
7 civilians and injuring
more than 39 people.
Amongst dead was a
pregnant mother.
May 28 2007

23. RESULT

24. Conflict between
Sinhalese and Tamils

25. Armed Conflict

26. Sri Lankan
Government
LTTE
VS

27. Foreign Intervention

28. What happens when 2 countries are in conflict and
there seems to be no resolution?
Question

29. What is a mediator?
A neutral party that brings
opposing sides together for a
discussion
Definition

30. Sri Lankan
Government
LTTE
VS

31. 1983
Dialogue between the 2 parties
Outcome
No parties could come to an agreement
Attempt

32. 1987
India pressured Sri Lanka to sign a
peace accord.
Outcome
Although peace accord was signed,
Tamil Tigers did not disarm and Indian
troops took control by force.
Attempt

33. Fighting continued.

34. Economic
Consequences

35. Unemployment Loss of Investment
from Other
Countries
Fall in Number of
Tourists

36. Unemployment

37. Factory and
plantation
workers and
self-employed
lost their jobs.
Massive
unemployment
1983 Riots

38. Looting and vandalism of
shops and offices

39. 1
How does looting affect
Sri Lanka?
2
What impact does
unemployment have on
the country and its
people?
Questions

40. Loss of
Investment
from Other
Countries

41. What is foreign investment?
Investment (money or other resources) provided by
other countries
Definition

42. Would you want to invest resources in an unstable
country which has conflict?
Question

43. Why?

44. Fall in Number
of Tourists

45. Sri Lanka depends heavily on
tourism for country’s
earnings

46. Fall in
Sri
Lanka’s
earning
Loss of
jobs
Fall in
number
of
tourists

47. Fall in amount spent on improving Sri Lanka
Amenities Housing Transport

48. Social
Consequences

49. Sri Lankan Tamils are driven out
from homeland
Thousands of Tamils fled to Tamil
Nadu in India as refugees.

50. Movement of Sri
Lankan Refugees

51.  - Refugee Camp

52. High Security Zones (HSZs)
were set up by the Sri Lankan
army to kept LTTE away.
HSZs are monitored closely and
access is controlled.
1990s

53. Refugee camp at a
school in the
Karainagar area

54. Ongoing fighting in their
hometowns (e.g. Jaffna)
added to the number of
Tamils fleeing.

55. 1. What social problems do
refugees face?
2. What social problems do
refugees cause?
Question

56. What is
the Future of
Sri Lanka?

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