Leeberation Teegers o Tamil Eelam
The Liberation Teegers o Tamil Eelam (Tamil: தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ, commonly kent as the LTTE or the Tamil Teegers), wis a separatist militant organisation that wis based in northren Sri Lanka. Foondit in Mey 1976 bi Velupillai Prabhakaran, it waged a secessionist naitionalist campaign tae creaut an independent state in the north an east o Sri Lanka for Tamil fowk.[5] This campaign evolved intae the Sri Lankan Ceevil War, which ran frae 1983 till 2009, when the LTTE wis defeatit bi the Sri Lankan Militar.[6][7]
| Liberation Teegers o Tamil Eelam | |
|---|---|
| தமிழீழவிடுதலைப்புலிகள் | |
| Forby kent as | Tamil Tigers |
| Leader(s) | V. Prabhakaran (KIA) |
| Dates o operation | 5 Mey 1976 – 19 Mey 2009 |
| Motives | The creation o the independent state o Tamil Eelam in the north an east o Sri Lanka. |
| Active region(s) | Sri Lanka (1976–2009), Indie, Fraunce, Germany, Canadae, Unitit Kinrick, Unitit States, Australie an Swisserland |
| Ideology | Tamil naitionalism |
| Status | Inactive. Militarily defeatit in Mey 2009.[1] |
| Annual revenue | US$200–300 million prior tae the militar defeat.[2][3] |
| Means o revenue | Donations frae expatriate Tamils, extortion,[4] shipping, sales of weapons and taxation under LTTE controlled areas. |
| Website | www |
References
eedit- ↑ "Rebels admit defeat in Sri Lankan civil war | detnews.com | The Detroit News". detnews.com. Retrieved 30 Mey 2009.
- ↑ "LTTE international presents an enduring threat". Lakbima News. 2011. Archived frae the original on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 29 Julie 2011. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ "The Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora After the LTTE" (PDF). International Crisis Group. 2010. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 20 Mey 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2011. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Shanaka Jayasekara (2007). "LTTE Fundraising & Money Transfer Operations". satp.org. Archived frae the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 28 Julie 2011. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ "Sri Lanka – Living With Terror". Frontline. PBS. Mey 2002. Retrieved 9 Februar 2009.
- ↑ "SCENARIOS-The end of Sri Lanka's quarter-century war". Reuters. 16 Mey 2009.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka Rebels Concede Defeat". Voice of America. Colombo. 17 Mey 2009. Archived frae the original on 2 Februar 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2013.