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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Militant Tamil organisation in Sri Lanka (1976-2009)

15 dated entries naming Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, drawn from 13 separate years between 1983 CE and 2009 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as LTTE, Tamil Tiger, Tamil Tigers in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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20th century

  • 1983July 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.source
  • 198323 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.source
  • 1984November 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.source
  • 198514 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.source
  • 19863 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.source
  • 198729 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.source
  • 1991May 21 – At Sriperumbudur, India, a suicide bomber from LTTE attacks a political meeting, killing former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and at least 14 others.source
  • 1993May 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.source
  • 199618–25 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.source
  • 1997March 7 – In Sri Lanka, the Tamil Tigers overrun a military base and kill over 100 Sri Lankan troops.source
  • 2000In 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.source

21st century

  • 2001July 24 – Bandaranaike Airport attack: The Tamil Tigers bomb the Bandaranaike International Airport in Sri Lanka during the Sri Lankan Civil War.source
  • 200124 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.source
  • 2003In 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.source
  • 2009May 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.source

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