As a result of a complex political and social situation, ethnic violence between the Singhalese majority (76%) and the Tamil minority (14%) has erupted in Sri Lanka since 1977, 1981, 1983 and recently in 1985, and has caused great disruption in the country's social context.
Consequence d'une situation politique et sociale complexe, des violences ethniques ont eclate entre la majorite cingalaise (76%) et la minorite tamoule (14%) au Sri Lanka en 1977, 1981, 1983 et recemment en 1985.