The history in four parts
The archive follows the organisation from its beginnings to its defeat. Each part gathers the sourced records that belong to that chapter.
I
1972 – 1983
Origins
How the Tamil New Tigers became the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam: founding, early killings, and the path to armed conflict.
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II
1983 – 2009
Violence against civilians
Massacres of villagers, bombings of buses, trains and public places, assassinations, forced expulsions and the recruitment of children.
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Worldwide
Propaganda & networks
How the organisation shaped its image abroad, raised money through diaspora networks and extortion, and procured weapons.
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IV
2006 – 2009
The end
The final phase of the war, the holding of civilians in the conflict zone, and the military defeat of the LTTE in May 2009.
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