Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

The official emblem of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.

Dates of May 5, 1976 – May 18, 2009

operation

Leader Velupillai Prabhakaran

Motives The creation of a separate Tamilstate in the north and east of Sri

Lanka

Active region(s)  Sri Lanka and others[1]

Ideology Tamil nationalism

Marxism
Socialism

Notable attacks Central Bank bombing,Palliyagodella massacre, Dehiwala train

bombing and Rajiv Gandhi Assassination.

Status Proscribed as a terrorist organization by 32 countries.[2]

Annual revenue $300 Million

Means of Donations from expatriate Tamils, Extortion[3] Shipping, Sales

revenue of weapons, Taxes under LTTE controlled areas, Bank of
Tamileelam