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The Tigers were fighting for an independent state in the north and eastern parts of Sri Lanka, an area they refer to as Tamil Eelam, until the government declared victory over them in May 2009.
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Militant Tamils, the LTTE, sought the creation of an independent Tamil state, referred to as Tamil Eelam, which would comprise the North and East of the country.
Countercurrents.org 2009
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Formation of the Tamil Eelam is the only solution to the issue, according to the manifesto.
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The pro-Tiger Diaspora still dreams of the map of Tamil Eelam which is brandished at all demonstrations and will continue to be for a while.
Kottu 2009
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While the International Community shall have the right to recognize Tamil Eelam which is going to be formed, only the people of Tamil Eelam shall have the right to decide under whose leadership it should be formed.
TamilNet Newswire 2009
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Motivated by his wish to support the Tamil militancy on the island, her father became a political activist, adopting the name Arular, and was a founding member of The Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students EROS, a political Tamil group that worked to establish an independent Tamil Eelam.
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I stand on this stage without fear and state that Tamil Eelam will be born only through violent struggle and bloodshed.
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Extracts of the message, received in a statement from the group's London office, said the arms supplied by the former Pretoria administration "were being used against the people of Tamil Eelam to crush their aspirations for peace and freedom".
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Tamil Eelam, has used his popularity to change the constitution, eliminating the ban on more than two terms in office, and giving himself final authority over all appointments to the civil service, judiciary and police.
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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is the armed rebellion organization fighting for the independence of Tamil Eelam.
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