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How Sri Lanka's president survived a suicide bombing

The History Hour

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The Shilankan Civil War

Shilankan civil war entered a particularly brutal phase. Both sides were accused of atrocities. The rajapaxes won the war by basically breaking every law on how you conduct warfare, says francis harrison. But the victory did make the brothers heroes to many in srilanka's majority community.

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