The 1958 anti-Tamil pogrom and riots in Ceylon, also known as the 58 riots, refer to the first island-wide ethnic riots and pogrom to target the minority Tamils in the Dominion of Ceylon after it became an independent dominion from Britain in 1948. The riots lasted from 22 May until 29 May 1958 although sporadic disturbances happened even after the declaration of emergency on 27 May 1958. The estimates of the murders range, based on recovered body count, from 158 to 1,500. Although most of the victims were Tamils, Sinhalese and their property were also affected by retaliatory attacks by Tamil mobs throughout the Batticaloa and Jaffna districts. As the first full-scale race riot in the country in over forty years, the events of 1958 shattered the trust the communities had in one another and

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  • The 1958 anti-Tamil pogrom and riots in Ceylon, also known as the 58 riots, refer to the first island-wide ethnic riots and pogrom to target the minority Tamils in the Dominion of Ceylon after it became an independent dominion from Britain in 1948. The riots lasted from 22 May until 29 May 1958 although sporadic disturbances happened even after the declaration of emergency on 27 May 1958. The estimates of the murders range, based on recovered body count, from 158 to 1,500. Although most of the victims were Tamils, Sinhalese and their property were also affected by retaliatory attacks by Tamil mobs throughout the Batticaloa and Jaffna districts. As the first full-scale race riot in the country in over forty years, the events of 1958 shattered the trust the communities had in one another and led to further polarisation. (en)
  • Le pogrom anti-Tamoul de 1958, aussi connu sous le nom des émeutes de 1958, fait référence aux premières émeutes anti-ethnique d'ampleur sur toute l'île, prenant pour cible la minorité tamoule dans le dominion de Ceylan, après son indépendance à la Grande-Bretagne en 1948. Les émeutes ont duré du 22 mai 1958 au 27 mai 1958, même si quelques émeutes ont continué d'arriver même après la déclaration d'état d'urgence déclaré le 27 mai 1958. L'estimation des meurtres s'est fait sur le décompte des cadavres, et s'élève entre 300 et 1 500 morts. Même si la majorité des victimes était tamoul, beaucoup de civils cingalais ont été tués par d'autres cingalais parce qu'il donnait refuge à des Tamouls, et par des Tamouls, par vengeance dans les villes de Batticaloa et Jaffna. Ces émeutes étaient les premières émeutes anti-ethnique de grande ampleur depuis 40 ans. Elles ont détruit la confiance que les communautés avaient l'une pour l'autre. (fr)
  • O pogrom anti-tâmil e tumultos no Ceilão de 1958, também conhecido como tumultos de 1958, refere-se aos primeiros distúrbios interétnicos e pogroms em toda a ilha tendo como alvo a no Domínio do Ceilão, depois que este se tornou um país independente da Grã-Bretanha em 1948. Os tumultos duraram de 22 de maio de 1958 a 27 de maio de 1958, embora alguns distúrbios esporádicos continuassem a ocorrer mesmo depois da declaração do estado de emergência em 1 de junho de 1958. A estimativa dos assassinatos variam, com base na contagem de cadáveres recuperados, entre 300 a 1 500 mortos. Embora a maioria das vítimas fosse tâmil, muitos civis cingaleses e suas propriedades também foram afetados tanto por ataques de cingaleses a outros cingaleses que forneceram refúgio aos tâmeis, como também em ataques de retaliação por tâmeis nas cidades de Batticaloa e Jaffna. Esses distúrbios foram os primeiros grandes distúrbios étnicos em larga escala no país em mais de quarenta anos, os eventos de 1958 abalaram a confiança que as comunidades tinham uma pela outra e levaram a uma maior polarização. (pt)
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  • A Tamil home burnt by Sinhalese mobs in 1958. (en)
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  • 0001-05-22 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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  • 158 (xsd:integer)
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  • 1000 (xsd:integer)
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  • Location of Ceylon (en)
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  • Mostly Sinhalese mobs, also Tamil mobs (en)
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  • Primarily Tamils, also Sinhalese (en)
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  • +6 GMT (en)
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  • 1958 (xsd:integer)
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  • Decapitation, burning, stabbing, shooting (en)
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  • Knives, sticks, fire, guns (en)
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  • The 1958 anti-Tamil pogrom and riots in Ceylon, also known as the 58 riots, refer to the first island-wide ethnic riots and pogrom to target the minority Tamils in the Dominion of Ceylon after it became an independent dominion from Britain in 1948. The riots lasted from 22 May until 29 May 1958 although sporadic disturbances happened even after the declaration of emergency on 27 May 1958. The estimates of the murders range, based on recovered body count, from 158 to 1,500. Although most of the victims were Tamils, Sinhalese and their property were also affected by retaliatory attacks by Tamil mobs throughout the Batticaloa and Jaffna districts. As the first full-scale race riot in the country in over forty years, the events of 1958 shattered the trust the communities had in one another and (en)
  • Le pogrom anti-Tamoul de 1958, aussi connu sous le nom des émeutes de 1958, fait référence aux premières émeutes anti-ethnique d'ampleur sur toute l'île, prenant pour cible la minorité tamoule dans le dominion de Ceylan, après son indépendance à la Grande-Bretagne en 1948. Ces émeutes étaient les premières émeutes anti-ethnique de grande ampleur depuis 40 ans. Elles ont détruit la confiance que les communautés avaient l'une pour l'autre. (fr)
  • O pogrom anti-tâmil e tumultos no Ceilão de 1958, também conhecido como tumultos de 1958, refere-se aos primeiros distúrbios interétnicos e pogroms em toda a ilha tendo como alvo a no Domínio do Ceilão, depois que este se tornou um país independente da Grã-Bretanha em 1948. Esses distúrbios foram os primeiros grandes distúrbios étnicos em larga escala no país em mais de quarenta anos, os eventos de 1958 abalaram a confiança que as comunidades tinham uma pela outra e levaram a uma maior polarização. (pt)
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  • 1958 anti-Tamil pogrom (en)
  • Massacre anti-tamouls (1958) (fr)
  • Massacre dos tâmeis no Ceilão em 1958 (pt)
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