Velupillai Prabhakaran

Born

November 26, 1954

Died

May 18, 2009 (aged 54)

Known as

military personnel, politician, freedom fighter, dictator

Velupillai Prabhakaran was an Eelam Tamil nationalist, revolutionary and guerrilla leader. A major figure of Tamil nationalism, he founded and led the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The LTTE was a militant organization that sought to create an independent Tamil state in the north and east of Sri Lanka in reaction to the oppression of the country's Tamil population by the Sri Lankan government. Under his direction, the LTTE undertook a military campaign against the Sri Lankan government for more than 25 years.

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