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Sri Lanka's Post--Civil War Problems.

Authors :
DEVOTTA, NEIL
GANGULY, SUMIT
Source :
Current History. Apr2019, Vol. 118 Issue 807, p137-148. 12p.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

The article looks at the economic and political events in Sri Lanka after the civil war, which began in 1983 and ended in May 2009. Topics covered include the firing of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe by President Maithripala Sirisena in 2018, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution approved by Parliament in April 2015, and the root cause of the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka according to the country's Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Commission.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00113530
Volume :
118
Issue :
807
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Current History
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
135687310
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1525/curh.2019.118.807.137