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Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day (Sri Lankan Tamils)

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Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day

Remembrance day observed by Sri Lankan Tamils (May 18)

Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day is a remembrance day observed by Sri Lankan Tamils to remember those who were killed during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War. It is held each year on 18 May, the date on which the civil war ended in 2009, and is named after Mullivaikkal,…
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Sri Lankan Tamils

South Asian ethnic group

Sri Lankan Tamils, also known as Ceylon Tamils or Eelam Tamils, are Tamils native to the South Asian island state of Sri Lanka. Today, they constitute a majority in the Northern Province, form the plurality in the Eastern Province and are in the minority throughout the rest of…
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