Pon Sivakumaran

Pon Sivakumaran
பொன் சிவகுமாரன்
Born
Ponnuthurai Sivakumaran

(1950-08-26)26 August 1950
Died5 June 1974(1974-06-05) (aged 23)
NationalitySri Lankan
Other namesUrumpirai Sivakumaran

Ponnuthurai Sivakumaran (Tamil: பொன்னுத்துரை சிவகுமாரன்; 26 September 1950 – 5 June 1974) was a Sri Lankan Tamil rebel and the first Tamil militant to commit suicide by swallowing cyanide.