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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rapa" data-source="post: 2591953" data-attributes="member: 212"><img src="http://www.terrorism.com/themes/Red-White-Blue/images/title.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><a href="http://www.terrorism.com/index.php" target="_blank">http://www.terrorism.com/index.php</a>Significant Dates:May 1, 1993: President Premadasa AssassinatedA suicide bomber assassinated president Ranasinghe Premadasa during May Day celebrations in Colombo.April 23, 1993: Lalith Athulathmudai KilledOpposition politician Lalith Athulathmudai was assassintated during an election rally near Colombo.June 13, 1990: LTTE Offensive LaunchedThe Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) launched a renewed offensive against Sri Lankan government forces by storming at least 24 police stations in northern and eastern Sri Lanka. Several hundred police officers were taken as hostages and a number of these were later killed.August 18, 1987: Grenade Attack On ParliamentOne legislator was killed in a grenade attack on the Sri Lankan parliament.July 29, 1987: Indo-Sri Lankan Peace AccordsNo information provided.July 5, 1987: Black Tiger DayAnniversary commemorating the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's (LTTE) first suicide bombing in their campaign to establish a separate homeland for Sri Lanka's Tamil minority.May 14, 1985: Separatists Attack ShrineTamil separatists killed more than one hundred and fifty people in an attack on a Buddhist shrine at Anuradhapura.July 23, 1983: Widespread Violence BeginsThe killing of thirteen Sri Lankan soldiers in an ambush by Tamil militants touched off widespread anti-Tamil violence that left four hundred Tamils dead and 100,000 homeless.May 22, 1972: Republic DayAlso known as National Heroes' Day.November 24, 1954: LTTE Founder's BirthdayThe founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was born. His birthday is marked by the LTTE as "Heroes Week," which also commemorates LTTE members who have died in battle. more..<a href="http://www.terrorism.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Countries&file=index&view=226" target="_blank">http://www.terrorism.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Countries&file=index&view=226</a></blockquote>

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