Initial phase of the armed conflict between the government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE. It began on 23 July 1983 and lasted until 29 July 1987 (about 4 years). The setting was Sri Lanka. It was part of Sri Lankan civil war. Those involved included Sri Lanka and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
Before and after
- from 5 June 1983 to 9 January 2005Second Sudanese Civil War
- 19 June 1983Construction of BC Place
- 21 June 1983Birth of Edward Snowden
- 15 July 1983Orly Airport attack
- from 23 July 1983 to 29 July 1987Eelam War I
- from 23 July 1983 to 18 May 2009Sri Lankan civil war
- 6 August 1983Birth of Robin van Persie
- 1 September 1983Korean Air Lines Flight 007 crash
- 14 September 1983Birth of Amy Winehouse
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- from 14 October 1962 to 28 October 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
- from 2 April 1982 to 14 June 1982Falklands War
- 26 December 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
The era
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