Transcript Leadership and Leadership Organization of LTTE

Leadership and Leadership
Organization of LTTE
General Background
• Founded in 1976
•Headed by Velupillai Parabhakaran
• Hierarchal command leadership
•Stable and strong
Velupillai Parabhakaran
• Chairman of Governing Committee
•Commander-in-Chief of army
•Ruthless Leader
•Minimal amount of leadership supervisors
• Goal: to modernize LTTE into a high class terrorist
organization
Two Wings
1. Military Wing
Responsible for directing 5 sub-divisions:
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Sea Tigers
Air Tigers
Black Tigers
An Elite Fighting Unit
Intelligence Group
Two Wings
2. Political Wing
Consisted of:
• International Secretariat Position
• Economic Development Organization
• Police Force
• LTTE Court
• Bank of Tamil Eelam
Overall…
• Provided their own:
– propaganda
– Financial and logistic support
• Lasted as the world’s most ruthless terrorist
organization for more than three decades
• LTTE international networks remain intact