LTTE
What does the LTTE stand for?
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
What policy did the British follow when ruling Ceylon? This policy contributed to the future ethnic divide in Independent Ceylon/Sri Lanka.
Divide and Conquer/Rule
What was burned down in 1981?
Jaffna Public Library
Which Sri Lankan president supplied weapons to the LTTE?
Premadasa
53 political prisoners were also killed in the ______ prison massacre.
Welikade
The LTTE has been designated as a terrorist organisation by ___ countries
33
Who was a key figure in the Sinhala Buddhist resurgence?
Anagarika Dharmapala
Who was committed to using non-violent methods to realize Tamil political demand?
Chelvanayakam
What legislation was passed by J.R's government in 1979?
Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)
What agreement introduced IPKF to Sri Lanka?
Indo-Lanka Accord, 1987
There were _________ cases of child recruitment by the LTTE, between 2002 and 2007
6000
Who signed the Ceylon Independence Act in 1947?
D.S.Senanayake
When was Sri Lanka officially proclaimed an independent republic?
16 May 1972
When was SLFP founded? Who founded it?
Founded in 1951 by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike as a socialist party after splitting from the UNP.
On July 23, 1983, The LTTE ambushed a ___-man Sri Lankan Army patrol unit deployed in Jaffna. ___ of these Sinhalese soldiers were killed in the attack.
15, 13
How many Tamil dissenters and prisoners were killed by the LTTE?
8,000 - 20,000
The British government moved roughly ________ Tamils from southern India into Ceylon in the 19th and 20th centuries to work on coffee, tea and rubber plantations owned by the British.
800,000
How many Tamils would be repatriated to India according to the Sirima-Shastri Pact (the 1964 India Agreement)?
525,000
When was the standardisation policy annulled?
1977
What happened on October 22, 1987?
Jaffna teaching hospital massacre
Three Reasons why the LTTE's tactics were justified.
Discrimination
Marginalisation
Defensive measures
_________________, which was founded by S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike in ______ (year) was a direct result of a rise in Sinhala nationalism.
The Sinhala Maha Sabha; 1937
Who founded the All Ceylon Tamil Congress in 1944?
G.G. Ponnambalam
What are the three articles in the 1972 constitution by Sirimavo contributed to the ethnic divide in Sri Lanka?
Limited the freedom of the press including censorship of Tamil media.
Declared Sri Lanka as a ‘Buddhist country’ and gave Buddhism even more importance in the country
Confirmed Sinhala as the official language with no concessions to the Tamils
When was JVP's 2nd insurrection? How many people died as a result of JVP's 2nd Insurrection?
1987-9; 35,000 to 60,000