The document summarizes information about Velupillai Prabhakaran and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Prabhakaran founded the LTTE in 1976 and led the militant organization in its fight for an independent Tamil state in Sri Lanka until his death in 2009. Under Prabhakaran's leadership, the LTTE carried out numerous terrorist attacks, including suicide bombings and assassinations, and used child soldiers. They were also responsible for forcibly expelling Muslims from northern Sri Lanka and the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Prabhakaran was ultimately killed on May 18, 2009, marking the end of the LTTE.