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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is an organization. They fought the Sri Lankan Civil War against the Government of Sri Lanka for an independent Tamil state in Sri Lanka called Tamil Eelam. LTTE are also known as the Tamil Tigers. The group was started in 1972 by Velupillai Prabhakaran who was killed in battle against Sri Lanka's forces on May 18, 2009. Prabhakaran's body was cremated because the government did not want people to gather around his grave. There is also the Tamil Nadu Liberation Army who is currently fighting the Indian Army in South India. This group killed the third president of Sri Lanka, Ranasinghe Premadasa.

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  • LTTE bike platoon north of Killinochini may 2004

    An LTTE bicycle infantry platoon north of Kilinochchi in 2004

  • Amma-4--maveerarnaal-2002

    A mother of a dead LTTE cadre raises the Tamil Eelam flag on Maaveerar Naal 2002 in Germany

  • Tamil Tiger women at war

    LTTE women's wing marching in a parade.

  • Kilinochchi court of de-facto State Tamil Eelam

    Kilinochchi District court ín LTTE-administered Tamil Eelam

  • LTTE Sea Tigers attack vessel by sunken SL freighter

    A LTTE Sea Tiger fast attack fiberglass boat passing a Sri Lankan freighter sunk by the Sea Tigers just north of the village of Mullaitivu, North-eastern Sri Lanka

  • Flags Kopai Heroes Graveyard Jaffna 2004

    Kopay memorial for fallen Tamil combatants

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Tigres de Liberación del Eelam Tamil para niños

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