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Eelam

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Noun1.Eelam - the independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for
Tamil Eelam
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Ceylon - a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948


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Initially a nonviolent separatist movement, the Tamil armed resistance was launched in 1983 by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) against the Sinhalese majority government after years of failed negotiations.
Soldier girl? Not every Tamil teen wants to be a tiger: "Sundari," a ... by Mitchell, James A. / The Humanist
Gurung said another PWRDF partner, the Organization for Eelam Refugees, was allowed by the Indian government to provide trauma counseling for 40 tsunami-affected villages.
Scores still homeless a year after South Asian tsunami: groups raise ... by Sison, Marites N. / Anglican Journal
Our primary goal in Sri Lanka is to help that country end more than a decade of bloody conflict between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
United States policy towards South Asia by Rocca, Christina B. / DISAM Journal
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