The United States designated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) a foreign terrorist organization in 1997.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent U.S. government sources (State Department, Treasury, DOJ) all citing the October 8, 1997 designation date.
Sources
- Insurgency-Related Conflict | Council on Foreign Relations (cfr.org)
- https://www.refworld.org/reference/annualreport/usdos/2015/en/105433 (refworld.org)
- https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/hp683 (home.treasury.gov)
- https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/nye/pr/2010/2010jan25b.html (justice.gov)