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Velupillai Prabhakaran (listen (US English) ⓘ; Tamil: வேலுப்பிள்ளை பிரபாகரன்; [ˈʋeːlɯpːiɭːaɪ pɾaˈbaːhaɾan]; 26 November 1954 – 18 May 2009) was a Tamil revolutionary. Prabhakaran was a major figure of Tamil nationalism, and the founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE
May 19, 2009 · V elupillai Prabhakaran, 54, the leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) who was declared killed by the Sri Lankan government on May 18, had decades to think about how his end...
Velupillai Prabhakaran was a Sri Lanka-born Tamil nationalist who founded the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a militant organisation, in 1975. He ordered the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi , the former Prime Minister of India, in 1991.
Velupillai Prabhakaran (1954-2009) was a Sri Lankan militant leader and the founder of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). He founded LTTE with the intent of forming a separate country for the Tamils in Sri Lanka. He was also convicted of assassinating Rajiv Gandhi in 1991.
Velupillai Prabhakaran (also spelled Prabhakaran), the leader of the Tamil Tigers, was known for his ruthlessness and fearlessness and was generally seen as Pol-Pot-like leader. The son a local government official, he was brought up near Jaffna.
Velupillai Prabhakaran was an Eelam Tamil revolutionary. Prabhakaran was a major figure of Tamil nationalism, and the founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
May 21, 2009 · Velupillai Prabhakaran, commander of the Tamil Tigers, died on May 18th, aged 54. May 21st 2009 |. Getty Images. THE body of the young man lay on a scarlet bier. He was in his colonel's...
May 19, 2009 · News. Obituary: Velupillai Prabhakaran. Tamil Tigers commander led a committed force of separatist fighters. 19 May 2009. Prabhakaran, centre, posed with pilots before a suicide air raid on...
May 18, 2009 · Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is dead, the Sri Lankan military says. State television made the announcement shortly after the military said it had surrounded him in the north east....
Apr 8, 2009 · Fast Facts: • The 54-year-old was born on Nov. 26, 1954, in a coastal Sri Lankan village to a government official father. • As a teenager, Prabhakaran either dropped out of school or was...
