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The Mizo National Front uprising (Mizo: Rambuai) was a revolt against the government of India aimed at establishing a sovereign nation state for the Mizo people, which started on 28 February 1966. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] On 1 March 1966, the Mizo National Front (MNF) made a declaration of independence , after launching coordinated attacks on the Government ...
The Mizo National Front (abbr. MNF) is a regional political party in Mizoram, India.MNF emerged from the Mizo National Famine Front, which was formed by Pu Laldenga to protest against the inaction of the Government of India towards the famine situation in the Mizo areas of the Assam state in 1959.
Dokhuma was a participant in the Mizo National Front and was jailed. Books such as Rinawmin contribute to a unique genre in Mizo literature known as Rambuai, which details the events of the Mizo Insurgency of 1966-1986. After the MNF uprising of 1966, Dokhuma joined the movement as the MNF block president of Tlungvel Circle.
The Mizoram Peace Accord, 1986 was an official agreement between the Government of India and the Mizo National Front (MNF) to end insurgency and violence in Mizoram, India, that started in 1966. [1] The Mizo National Front was an organisation of Mizo secessionists led by Laldenga to fight for independence from India.
Laldenga (11 June 1927 – 7 July 1990) was a Mizo separatist and politician from Mizoram in northeast India. [1] [2] He was the founder of the Mizo National Front, a social organisation turned political party.
5 March - Indian Air Force bombs Aizawl following Mizo National Front uprising. [3] [4] 28 March – Indira Gandhi visits Washington, D.C. 20 April – Lumding Train Bombing occurs on the North-East Frontier Railway. [5]
The Mizo National Famine Front, which was originally formed to help the people during the Mautam Famine was converted into Mizo National Front (MNF) on 22 October 1961. Unlike the Mizo Union which demanded a separate state for the Mizos within India, the MNF aimed at establishing a sovereign Christian nation for the Mizos.
As a result, the Mizo National Famine Front was formed for the Mizo people to gain a more autonomous state. [16] In addition, in 1960, the Assam Government officialised Assamese as the official language of Assam without consideration of the Mizo language. These reasons led to the Mizo National Front uprising.