Gihan Chanaka Jayatilaka : Blog : Lessons to Learn from Sri Lankan History


Yeah! Sri Lanka (SL for the rest of this article) has a lot of positives. But this article is not about any of them. Here, I am hoping to list some of the defining events of SLan history. Interestingly, we have not fully accepted a version of these events be be true. Every report on these events are biased. In my opinion, it is a pipe dream to expect a 100% unbiased report on any event. But, we can try to read articles form "both sides" and make a good enough estimate about what actually happened.

  1. 1971 JVP Insurrection
  2. 1983 Black July
  3. 1987-1990 JVP Insurrection
  4. 2009 End of Civil War
  5. 2019 Easter Sunday Attacks
  6. 2022 Economic Crisis


[Last edit 2024 May 18. This is an article on progress. I will be adding information from time to time.]