{"slug": "liberation-tigers-of-tamil-eelam", "label": "Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eelam", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80312", "qid": "Q80312", "description": "Militant Tamil organisation in Sri Lanka (1976-2009)", "entries": 15, "years": 13, "span": [1983, 2009], "span_label": ["1983 CE", "2009 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 7}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 6}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["LTTE", "Tamil Tiger", "Tamil Tigers"], "related": [{"slug": "sri-lankan-civil-war", "label": "Sri Lankan civil war", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "sri-lanka", "label": "Sri Lanka", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "france", "label": "France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "united-kingdom", "label": "United Kingdom", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "maldives", "label": "Maldives", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1983, "year_label": "1983 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "July 23", "text": "July 23 – 13 Sri Lanka Army soldiers are killed during a deadly ambush by the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, thus beginning the Sri Lankan Civil War, which would continue until 2009.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366392977#July", "title": "1983", "revid": 1366392977, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1983, "year_label": "1983 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "July 23", "text": "23 July – Four Four Bravo ambush: A 15-man patrol of the Sri Lankan Army is ambushed by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Thirunelveli. 13 of its members were killed. The ambush was a watershed event for ethnic relations in Sri Lanka and would be one of the immediate causes for the Sri Lankan Civil War.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1273753251#Events", "title": "1983 in Sri Lanka", "revid": 1273753251, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1984, "year_label": "1984 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "November 30", "text": "November 30 – Sri Lankan Civil War, Kent and Dollar Farm massacres: the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam begin their first massacres of the Sinhalese people, in North and East Sri Lanka. 127 are killed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371242779#November", "title": "1984", "revid": 1371242779, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1985, "year_label": "1985 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "May 14", "text": "14 May – Anuradhapura massacre: 146 civilians are killed in Anuradhapura during a massacre carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. This was the largest massacre of Sinhalese civilians by the LTTE to date.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1273753272#Events", "title": "1985 in Sri Lanka", "revid": 1273753272, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1986, "year_label": "1986 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "May 3", "text": "3 May – 21 people are killed and 41 are injured in an LTTE bombing of an Air Lanka flight set to fly to the Maldives. The attack was condemned by France and the United Kingdom.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1311632991#Events", "title": "1986 in Sri Lanka", "revid": 1311632991, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1987, "year_label": "1987 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 29", "text": "29 September–8 October – 1987 anti-Sinhalese riots: Tamil mobs and the LTTE perpetuate a series of riots and massacres against Sinhalese civilians in the Eastern Province, resulting in the deaths of over 200 Sinhalese civilians and displacing thousands more.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1328977166#Events", "title": "1987 in Sri Lanka", "revid": 1328977166, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1991, "year_label": "1991 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 21", "text": "May 21 – At Sriperumbudur, India, a suicide bomber from LTTE attacks a political meeting, killing former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and at least 14 others.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371487470#May", "title": "1991", "revid": 1371487470, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1993, "year_label": "1993 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "May 1", "text": "May 1 – Assassination of Ranasinghe Premadasa: During a May Day rally, President of Sri Lanka Ranasinghe Premadasa is assassinated by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam suicide bomber. Prime Minister Dingiri Banda Wijetunga succeeds Premadasa as the 3rd executive president of Sri Lanka.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366430372#May", "title": "1993", "revid": 1366430372, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1996, "year_label": "1996 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "18–25 July – The LTTE initiates Operation Unceasing Waves, following a series of losses in the Jaffna Peninsula. The LTTE launches an attack on Mullaitivu. The Sri Lankan Army is defeated with 1,242 army soldiers dead, and hundreds captured and executed. It has also been reported that others were found dead with their corpses clutching onto white flags.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1339025095#Events", "title": "1996 in Sri Lanka", "revid": 1339025095, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1997, "year_label": "1997 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 7", "text": "March 7 – In Sri Lanka, the Tamil Tigers overrun a military base and kill over 100 Sri Lankan troops.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367978156#March", "title": "1997", "revid": 1367978156, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 2000, "year_label": "2000 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "In the Spring of 2000, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) launched a series of successful offensives to retake strategic roads in the northern province. One major victory was the fall of the A9 Highway, which put the LTTE within striking range of the Elephant Pass military garrison.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325658926#Events", "title": "2000 in Sri Lanka", "revid": 1325658926, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 2001, "year_label": "2001 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 24", "text": "July 24 – Bandaranaike Airport attack: The Tamil Tigers bomb the Bandaranaike International Airport in Sri Lanka during the Sri Lankan Civil War.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373523156#July", "title": "2001", "revid": 1373523156, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 2001, "year_label": "2001 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 24", "text": "24 July – Bandaranaike Airport attack: The LTTE launch a bold attack on Bandaranaike Airport. This would be one of the boldest attacks launched by the organization to date. Multiple aircraft ranging from civilian airlines to military helicopters were destroyed and damaged, and the nation's tourist industry was greatly affected.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370423871#Events", "title": "2001 in Sri Lanka", "revid": 1370423871, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 2003, "year_label": "2003 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "In October 2003, the LTTE issues a proposal known as the Interim Self Governing Authority. Once approved, it will assure the LTTE governance of the eastern areas of Sri Lanka, getting them closer to establishing an independent Tamil Eelam.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1311052613#Events", "title": "2003 in Sri Lanka", "revid": 1311052613, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 2009, "year_label": "2009 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 18", "text": "May 18 – Following more than 25 years of fighting, the Sri Lankan Civil War ends with the total military defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367728140#May", "title": "2009", "revid": 1367728140, "section": "Events › May"}}]}