| CVF |
Civilian Volunteer Force |
| ENLF |
Eelam National Libertion Front |
| EPDP |
Eelam People’s Democratic Party |
| EPRLF |
Eelam People’s Revolutionary Liberation Front |
| EROS |
Eelam Revolutionary Organisation |
| IPKF |
Indian Peace Keeping Force |
| JVP |
‘Janatha Vumukthi Perumuna’ (People’s Liberation Front) |
| LTTE |
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam |
| NAM |
Non-Aligned Movement |
| PA |
People’s Alliance |
| PFLT |
People’s Front of Liberation Tigers |
| PLOTE |
People’s Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam |
| SAARC |
South Asian Association for Regional Co-Operation |
| SLFP |
Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| TELO |
Tamil Eelam Liberation Organisation |
| TNA |
Tamil National Army |
| TULF |
Tamils United Liberation Front |
| UNP |
United National Party |