Historical place archive

Colombo in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Colombo in India. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records2 event labels1 people1987–1987

Historical events in Colombo

1987

29 July 1987
Colombo Peace Accord
Rajiv Gandhi · Congress Party

Rajiv Gandhi and Sri Lankan President J.R. Jayewardene sign the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord in Colombo.

29 July 1987
Indo-Sri Lanka Accord
Rajiv Gandhi · Congress Party

Rajiv Gandhi signs the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord with President J.R. Jayewardene.

29 July 1987
Indo-Sri Lanka Accord
Rajiv Gandhi · Sri Lankan Civil War

Rajiv Gandhi signs the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord, leading to deployment of the Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match India and Colombo. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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