Tamil Tigers

Tamil Tigers
A guerilla and a conventional organization seeking the establishment of an independent homeland (ஈழம், eelam) in the northeast of Sri Lanka for the Tamil community.

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  • Tamil Tigers — Die Neutralität dieses Artikels oder Abschnitts ist umstritten. Eine Begründung steht auf der Diskussionsseite. Dieser Artikel oder Abschn …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tamil Tigers — noun a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tamil Tigers — Tamil Ti|gers, the a group of fighters who support a separate state for the Tamil Hindu people of Sri Lanka …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Tamil Tigers — ▪ revolutionary organization, Sri Lanka byname of  Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)        guerrilla organization that seeks to establish an independent Tamil state, Eelam, in northern and eastern Sri Lanka.       Formed in 1972 by… …   Universalium

  • Tamil Tigers — /tæməl ˈtaɪgəz/ (say tamuhl tuyguhz) plural noun a guerilla organisation operating in Sri Lanka from 1972 with the aim of achieving an independent state (Eelam) for the Tamil people in the north east of Sri Lanka; after military defeat,… …  

  • 1987 Suicide of Tamil Tigers — On 5 October 1987, 12 Tamil Tigers who were taken into custody by the Sri Lankan Navy committed suicide. They were brought to Sri Lankan Army base in Palali with 5 other unrelated individuals. When Sri Lankan Army attempted to take them to… …   Wikipedia

  • Tamil Tigress —   …   Wikipedia

  • Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal — (TMVP) [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south asia/7288942.stm BBC NEWS | South Asia | Ex Tamil Tigers win local polls ] ] [http://www.slelections.gov.lk/lauthorities/2006 results/KORALEPATTU PRADESHIYA SABHA.html] ( ta. தமிழ் மக்கள்… …   Wikipedia

  • Tamil — may refer to: * Tamil language, one of the Dravidian languages primarily spoken in South Asia and South East Asia * Tamil script, primarily used to write the Tamil language * Tamil peopleee also* Ancient Tamil country * Dravidian martial arts *… …   Wikipedia

  • Tamil Tiger — Die Neutralität dieses Artikels oder Abschnitts ist umstritten. Eine Begründung steht auf der Diskussionsseite. Dieser Artikel oder Abschn …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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