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3656:Dalvir Singh
3583:Karuna Amman
3262:Major events
3238:Vidattaltivu
3100: /
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2911:in the 1970s
2901:Black Tigers
2676:British Army
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2634:Bikram Singh
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2135:Jal Cursetji
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483:Western Army
321:(1999-02-08)
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248:Succeeded by
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21:Krishnaswamy
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4009:1999 deaths
4004:1928 births
3687:V. P. Singh
3573:Pottu Amman
3469:Dick Perera
3426:H. A. Silva
3223:Point Pedro
3208:A-9 highway
3188:Jayasikurui
3183:Vavunathivu
3073:Eelam War I
2849:Home Guards
2720:(1983–2009)
2662:(incumbent)
2654:Manoj Pande
2644:Bipin Rawat
2438:Indian Army
2354:(2021–2022)
2345:Bipin Rawat
2340:(2020–2021)
2320:Bipin Rawat
2310:Sunil Lanba
2095:Arjan Singh
2029:(1947–2019)
1978:Hriday Kaul
1673:Tribune.com
1536:India Today
1517:Ashoka Lion
1493:Tudor Crown
1454:Indian Army
1432:Indian Army
1412:Indian Army
1390:Indian Army
1370:Indian Army
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1270:Indian Army
1249:Indian Army
950:India Today
930:Thar Desert
843:, north of
721:mission in
558:Indian Army
435:Indian Army
368:Nickname(s)
236:Preceded by
138:, the name
136:Indian name
110:August 2013
3998:Categories
3963:Quotations
3920:Wikisource
3904:Wiktionary
3796:Casualties
3773:War crimes
3233:Thoppigala
3203:Oddusuddan
3148:Balavegaya
2896:Sea Tigers
2891:Air Tigers
2791:Combatants
2782:Black July
2210:S. K. Kaul
1950:K K Hazari
1710:14 January
1621:pib.gov.in
1543:References
1286:Lieutenant
1266:Lieutenant
825:sycophancy
750:Bangladesh
748:sector of
612:Chengelpet
381:Allegiance
305:Tamil Nadu
285:Chengelpet
278:1928-04-28
213:Zail Singh
148:given name
144:patronymic
80:newspapers
3967:Wikiquote
3936:Wikibooks
3932:Textbooks
3845:Non-state
3840:Terrorism
3806:Massacres
3753:Reactions
3724:Aftermath
3592:Political
3461:Air Force
3335:Sri Lanka
3178:Sath Jaya
2886:Divisions
2832:Air Force
2808:Sri Lanka
2305:Arup Raha
1959:S K Sinha
1935:G S Rawat
1731:The Hindu
1601:19 August
1501:George VI
1497:Bath Star
1386:Brigadier
1206:Component
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841:Zimithang
723:the Congo
648:New Delhi
600:Rajasthan
444:1945–1988
328:Spouse(s)
209:President
200:In office
3983:Wikinews
3757:Protests
3731:Genocide
3670:Civilian
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3173:Weli Oya
3163:Riviresa
3158:Pooneryn
3133:Poomalai
3123:Kokkilai
2362:(acting)
1774:Archived
1509:republic
1481:Dominion
1200:Insignia
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805:Amritsar
738:infantry
602:border.
588:howitzer
474:Commands
341:Children
134:In this
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2727:Origins
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2982:EPRLF
2972:ENDLF
2926:2000s
2921:1990s
2916:1980s
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1464:Notes
1326:Major
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984:Death
666:from
581:India
405:India
309:India
190:13th
142:is a
101:JSTOR
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3552:LTTE
3413:Navy
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2977:ENLF
2961:list
2878:LTTE
2827:Navy
2821:LRRP
2817:Army
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1712:2014
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