Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam: Difference between revisions
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|origin = Tamil Eelam, Sri Lanka | |origin = Tamil Eelam, Sri Lanka | ||
|foundation = May 5, 1976 | |foundation = May 5, 1976 | ||
|dissolution = May 18, 2009 | |||
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|commanders = [[Velupillai Prabhakaran]] | |commanders = [[Velupillai Prabhakaran]] | ||
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|skills = | |skills = | ||
|goals = Secure an independent state of Tamil Eelam (failed) | |goals = Secure an independent state of Tamil Eelam (failed) | ||
|crimes = Mass [[murder]]<br>Human rights violations<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>Use of child soldiers<br>Kidnapping<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]] | |crimes = Mass [[murder]]<br>Human rights violations<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>Use of child soldiers<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]] | ||
|type of villains = Terrorist Organization}}The '''Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam''' (Tamil: தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், romanized: ''Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ'', Sinhala: දෙමළ ඊළාම් විමුක්ති කොටි, romanized: ''Demaḷa īḷām vimukti koṭi'', commonly known as the '''LTTE''' or the '''Tamil Tigers''') was a Tamil militant and political organisation that was based in northeastern Sri Lanka. Its aim was to secure an independent state of Tamil Eelam in the north and east in response to the state policies of successive Sri Lankan governments towards Tamils. | |type of villains = Terrorist Organization}}The '''Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam''' (Tamil: தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், romanized: ''Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ'', Sinhala: දෙමළ ඊළාම් විමුක්ති කොටි, romanized: ''Demaḷa īḷām vimukti koṭi'', commonly known as the '''LTTE''' or the '''Tamil Tigers''') was a Tamil militant and political organisation that was based in northeastern Sri Lanka. Its aim was to secure an independent state of Tamil Eelam in the north and east in response to the state policies of successive Sri Lankan governments towards Tamils. | ||