Sevran in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Sri Lankan Civil War Memorial
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 3, 2024
1. Sri Lankan Civil War Memorial Marker
(Tamil text not transcribed)
Pour que ne soient jamais oubliées, les 30.000 ames innocentes abattues le 18 Mai 2009.
In memory of the Tamils murdered since 1948, victims of the Sri Lankan government.
So that the 30,000 innocent souls slaughtered on May 18, 2009, will never be forgotten.
Erected 2010 by Ville de Sevran.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Wars, Non-US.
Location. 48° 56.381′ N, 2° 31.603′ E. Memorial is in Sevran, Île-de-France, in Seine-Saint-Denis. It can be reached from Avenue du Général Leclerc. The memorial is located in Parc Louis-Armand, directly behind the city’s administrative buildings. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Sevran, Île-de-France 93270, France. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Louis Armand (within shouting distance of this marker); Sevran Municipal Memorial (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Louis Blesy (about 150 meters away); Résistance à Sevran / Resistance in Sevran (about 150 meters away); Alfred Victor Levy (about 180 meters away); Auguste Crétier (about 180 meters away); a different marker also named Auguste Crétier (about 210 meters away); Roger le Maner (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sevran.
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1. Sri Lankan civil war (Wikipedia). Excerpt:
The Sri Lankan civil war …was a civil war fought in Sri Lanka from 1983 to 2009. Beginning on 23 July 1983, it was an intermittent insurgency against the government by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, also known as the Tamil Tigers) led by Velupillai Prabhakaran. The LTTE fought to create an independent Tamil state called Tamil Eelam in the north-east of the island, due to the continuous(Submitted on November 12, 2024.)discrimination and violent persecution against Sri Lankan Tamils by the Sinhalese-dominated Sri Lanka government.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 3, 20242. Sri Lankan Civil War Memorial - wide view
… After a 26-year military campaign, the Sri Lankan military defeated the Tamil Tigers in May 2009, bringing the civil war to an end.
Up to 70,000 had been killed by 2007. Immediately following the end of war, on 20 May 2009, the UN estimated a total of 80,000–100,000 deaths…
2. Mullivaikkal massacre (Wikipedia). Excerpt:
The Mullivaikkal massacre was the mass killing of tens of thousands of Sri Lankan Tamils in 2009 during the closing stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War, which ended in May 2009 in a tiny strip of land in Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu.(Submitted on November 12, 2024.)
The Sri Lankan government had designated a no-fire zone in Mullivaikkal towards the end of the war. According to the UN, between 40,000 and 70,000 entrapped Tamil civilians were killed by the actions of government forces, with the large majority of these civilian deaths being the result of indiscriminate shelling by the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. During the battle, government forces heavily shelled the area, including hospitals, the UN hub, and near the Red Cross ship, while the LTTE held hostage much of the civilian population for cover, and enforced this by shooting escaping Tamil civilians.
During the final days of the war, the army also engaged in indiscriminate executions of Tamils, civilians as well as fighters. Indiscriminate massacres of civilians were carried out on 18 May 2009.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 165 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 12, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
