Eelam War I

Main article: Sri Lankan Civil War
Eelam War I
Part of the Sri Lankan Civil War
Date
  • 23 July 1983 – 29 July 1987 (1983-07-23 – 1987-07-29)
    (4 years and 6 days)
Location
Sri Lanka
Result Peace deal negotiated by India, and arrival of Indian peacekeepers
Belligerents
Sri Lanka Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Commanders and leaders
J.R. Jayewardene
Lt. Gen T. I. Weerathunga
Lt. Gen Nalin Seneviratne		 Velupillai Prabhakaran
Units involved
Sri Lanka Armed Forces
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Eelam War I (23 July 1983 - 29 July 1987) is the name given to the initial phase of the armed conflict between the government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE.

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