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Velupillai Prabhakaran

1954 - 2009

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Velupillai Prabhakaran (; Tamil: வேலுப்பிள்ளை பிரபாகரன்; [ˈʋeːlɯpːiɭːaɪ pɾaˈbaːhaɾan]; 26 November 1954 – 18 May 2009) was a Sri Lankan guerrilla and a major figure of Tamil nationalism, being the founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The LTTE was a militant organization that sought to create an independent Tamil state in the north and east of Sri Lanka in reaction to the oppression of the country's Tamil population by the Sri Lankan government. Under his direction, the LTTE undertook a military campaign against the Sri Lankan government for more than 25 years. Prabhakaran was the youngest of four children, born in Valvettithurai, on Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula's northern coast. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Velupillai Prabhakaran is the 18th most popular mafioso (up from 20th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Sri Lanka (down from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Sri Lankan Mafioso.

Velupillai Prabhakaran is most famous for being the leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a militant organization that fought for the independence of the Tamil people in Sri Lanka.

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Among MAFIOSOS

Among mafiosos, Velupillai Prabhakaran ranks 18 out of 70. Before him are Meyer Lansky, John Dillinger, Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, Frank Abagnale, Karl Gebhardt, and Bernardo Provenzano. After him are Wyatt Earp, Mark David Chapman, Vito Genovese, John Gotti, Semion Mogilevich, and Ta Mok.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Velupillai Prabhakaran ranks 33. Before him are Peter J. Ratcliffe, Stieg Larsson, Jeffrey Sachs, Gianna Nannini, Jorge Jesus, and Chris Gardner. After him are Dennis Quaid, Annie Lennox, Ang Lee, Carlos Ghosn, Condoleezza Rice, and Paolo Gentiloni. Among people deceased in 2009, Velupillai Prabhakaran ranks 29. Before him are Les Paul, Karl Malden, Raúl Alfonsín, Milorad Pavić, Robert F. Furchgott, and João Bernardo Vieira. After him are Vivian Maier, Ted Kennedy, Takashi Takabayashi, Maurice Druon, Tomohiko Ikoma, and Bobby Robson.

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In Sri Lanka

Among people born in Sri Lanka, Velupillai Prabhakaran ranks 4 out of 51. Before him are Ranil Wickremesinghe (1949), Gotabaya Rajapaksa (1949), and Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916). After him are J. R. Jayewardene (1906), Chandrika Kumaratunga (1945), Ananda Coomaraswamy (1877), Tony Hoare (1934), Anagarika Dharmapala (1864), Mahinda Rajapaksa (1945), Aryadeva (200), and Malcolm Ranjith (1947).

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Among MAFIOSOS In Sri Lanka

Among mafiosos born in Sri Lanka, Velupillai Prabhakaran ranks 1. 

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