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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Militant Tamil organisation in Sri Lanka (1976-2009)
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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Summary

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam is a political organization[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam is in the country of Sri Lanka[3].
  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's instance of is recorded as political organization[4].
  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's instance of is recorded as guerrilla organization[5].
  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's instance of is recorded as armed organization[6].
  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's Commons category is recorded as Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam[7].
  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's chairperson is recorded as Velupillai Prabhakaran[8].
  • 1976 marks the founding of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam[9].
  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam was dissolved in 2009[10].
  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam was part of the conflict Sri Lankan civil war[11].
  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam[12].
  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's director / manager is recorded as Velupillai Prabhakaran[13].
  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's political ideology is recorded as Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism[14].
  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's political ideology is recorded as separatism[15].
  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's political ideology is recorded as revolutionary socialism[16].
  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's political ideology is recorded as secularism[17].
  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's described by source is recorded as Center for International Security and Cooperation[18].
  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ta', 'text': 'தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள்'}[19].
  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's owner of is recorded as Bank of Tamil Eelam[20].
  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's designated as terrorist by is recorded as United States[21].
  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's designated as terrorist by is recorded as European Union[22].
  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's designated as terrorist by is recorded as Canada[23].
  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's designated as terrorist by is recorded as United Kingdom[24].
  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's general secretary is recorded as Velupillai Prabhakaran[25].

Body

Founding

1976 marks the founding of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam[9].

Leadership

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's chairperson is recorded as Velupillai Prabhakaran[8]. Its director / manager is recorded as Velupillai Prabhakaran[13].

Dissolution

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam was dissolved in 2009[10].

Why It Matters

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 118 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Related Entities

Canada Sri Lanka United Kingdom United States Velupillai Prabhakaran

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . state.gov. state.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Council Common Position 2001/931/CFSP. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2001. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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