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2010
- January 4: The NSCN-IM turns down
the peace talk ‘invitation’ from the
Union Home Ministry and accuses the
Government of not abiding by the bilateral
agreement.
- January 5: Senior NSCN (IM) leader
and Convenor of the Ceasefire Monitoring
Group, "Maj Gen" Phungthing Shimrang
says there is no question of rejecting
talks with India, but that it is a question
of invitation. He maintained that talks
are to be held at Prime Minister level,
but recently the Home Secretary send
them proposals for talks, which is not
agreeable. He said when it was agreed
that talks should be held at the highest
level, i.e., at the Prime Ministerial
level, why should the GoI send invitation
through the Home Secretary. Why not
the Prime Minister's Office, he questioned.
"Maj Gen" Phungthing disclose that there
is no ceasefire between the NSCN and
the FGN. It is the GoI's look out to
control the cadres of the FGN.
- January 6: NSCK(K) supervisor of
Cease Fire Monitoring Board(CFSB) Wangtin
Naga says there cannot be talks on behalf
of the Nagas without unity among the
different factions. Taking a dig at
the ongoing negotiations between the
NSCN (I-M) and government of India,
the NSCN(K)CFSB Supervisor asserted
that no faction can represent the Naga
people while negotiating with the government
of India. He said the political issue
involved the Nagas and therefore, unity
among all factions was necessary to
hold talks with the government of India.
- January 16: Peace talks with the
National Socialist Council of Nagalim
(I-M) is deadlocked due to ego clash
between the Government and the leaders
of the outfit, while, formal talks with
the NSCN(K) are yet to start as the
outfit is not yet ready to start the
process. According to highly placed
official sources, the peace process
came into a deadlock after the Centre’s
decision to remove former Union Home
Secretary K Padmanabhaiah from the position
of interlocutor for talks with the NSCN
(I-M). Sources revealed that after the
removal of the interlocutor, it was
decided that the Ministry of Home Affairs
(MHA) would directly hold talks with
the outfit and a formal letter was sent
to the NSCN (I-M) general secretary
T Muivah requesting him to come to India
for talks. But the NSCN (I-M) leaders
refused to come and asserted that a
formal letter inviting them for talks
must come from the Prime Minister’s
Office. Now the ego clash between the
Government and the NSCN (I-M) is holding
up the process.
- March 22: Talks between the Government
and NSCN IM) are deadlocked as the two
“core demands” of the 30-point
charter of demands presented to the
Government are not acceptable to the
Government. The demand for integration
of Naga inhabited areas for creation
greater Nagalim and the demand for a
separate constitution for Nagalim to
protect the unique identity of the Naga
people are the two core demands.
- May 19: “Envoy” to the
GPRN/NSCN collective leadership, Kughalu
Mulatonu warns Naga NGOs against holding
Manipur to ransom. “We warn Naga
civil society groups not to hold Manipur
to ransom by blocking trucks from entering
Manipur via Nagaland. You cannot do
that as it violates all basic norms
of human rights,” Mulatonu said.
- June 1: The Centre and the NSCN(IM)
hold peace talks for the first time
in Nagaland where the contentious issue
of integration of Naga-inhabited areas,
as demanded by the outfit, came up.
A 12-member NSCN(IM) team led by its
general secretary T Muivah who participated
in the nearly three-hour long talks
acknowledged the difficulties of the
Centre in certain areas on the Naga
issue.
- June 4: There is “significant
progress” in the peace talks held
between the Centre and the NSCN (IM)
in Nagaland and the outfit has been
invited for the next round of parleys
in Delhi, Union Home Secretary GK Pillai
said.
- Jun 16: The NSCN-K (GPRN/NSCN) is
likely to start holding talks with the
Government of India at the end of this
year. Stating this, the 'envoy to collective
leadership' of NSCN-K, Kughalu Molat-onu
said that sovereignty of the Nagas will
be the focal point of the talk.
- June 22: The National Socialist Council
of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) categorically
says that reconciliation should be based
on "uniqueness" of Naga history
which has also been recognized by the
government of India. In his five and
half hour address to the people of Pughoboto
sub-division Monday at Pughoboto town
general secretary of NSCN (IM) Thiungaleng
Muivah reiterates that reconciliation
is a must among Naga groups but basing
on "uniqueness" of Naga history
and "in the name of Jesus Christ"
by admitting one's mistakes. He ruled
out unification before reconciliation,
saying without admitting to mistakes
by leaders of Naga groups the exercise
would be futile.
2009
- April 27: The ‘Naga Students’ Federation’
calls upon the Nagas to cast aside the
thought of “full independence”
from the country. The call is made in
the first day of the four-day 23rd
general conference of the students’
body. NSF president Imchatoba Imchen
and general secretary Hetoi Chishi urges
Naga people to reassess the idea of
struggle and bring it to a logical end
without compromising the basic features
of an independent nation.
- June 16: The Forum for Naga Reconciliation
(FNR) informs that a historic document
- Covenant of Reconciliation - has been
signed by the proscribed NSCN-IM, GPRN/NSCN
and Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN)
during the Reconciliation meet which
ended on June 8 at Chiang Mai in Thailand.
According to a release issued by FNR
the Reconciliation meet from June 1
to 8 at Chiang Mai resulted in a historic
document of the joint declaration signed
by Isak Chishi Swu, Chairman of NSCN-IM,
S S Khaplang, Chairman of GPRN/NSCN
and Brigadier Retd S Singnyu, Kedahge
(president) of FGN.
- June 16: Nagaland home minister, Imkong
L Imchen reveals in a press conference
that 10 non-Naga insurgent groups have
been confirmed to be operating in and
around Dimapur and indulging in extortion
and kidnapping. The lists of outside
militant groups include Dima Halim Doaga
(DHD-D – Nunisa group) about 60
cadres, Dima Halim Doaga (DHD-J Black
Widow) about 10 cadres, Kuki Revolutionary
Army (KRA) about 22 cadres, People Liberation
Front (PLF) about 10 cadres, United
People’s Democratic Solidarity
(UPDS) about 10 cadres and Gurkha Liberation
(GLA), Peoples United Liberation Front
(PULF), All Adivasi National Liberation
Army (AANLA), National Democratic Front
of Bodoland (NDFB) and United Liberation
Front of Asom (ULFA).
- June 29: Protest rally is organized
by Zeliangrong Baudi and Dimasa Public
Organization at Clock Tower against
prevailing violence in the North Cachar
hills.
- July 14: Preparation begins for talks
between the Centre and the National
Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN)
led by S.S. Khaplang.
- July 17: The routine monthly talks
between the Government of India and
the NSCN-IM discuss issues pertaining
to adhering of ceasefire ground rules
by both the sides while the Naga outfit
reportedly expressed unhappiness over
the seizure of their arms and weaponry
by police and security forces. The talks
held in Delhi reviewed the implementation
of ceasefire ground rules. The Centre’s
representatives brought up issues like
rampant extortion by the Naga outfit,
harbouring other militant groups of
North East and imparting training to
them, besides reports of recruitment
of non-Nagas for anti-social activities.
Though the NSCN-IM authorities denied
such reports and allegations, the Government
of India sternly told them to stop such
activities. The NSCN-IM has been asked
to adhere to the ceasefire ground rules
in order to maintain peace in Nagaland,
the reports said.
- August 17: In the Conference of Chief
Ministers on internal security, held
at New Delhi, Nagaland Chief Minister
Neiphiu Rio blames NSCN (IM) of maintaining
close ties with Harkat-ul Jehad-al Islami
(Huji), a fundamentalist group of Bangladesh.
- August 20: NSCN (IM) rejects the
allegation of Nagaland chief minister
Neiphiu Rio that it has been maintaining
links with extremist groups such as
HuJI and other criminal elements and
says that the statement was “malicious
and shocking to all the Nagas beyond
imagination.”
- August 20: Chief Minister Neiphiu
Rio appeals to Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh to start "political process" with
the underground groups for a lasting
solution to the insurgency problem in
the state, saying that 12 years have
gone in dialogue and ceasefire process
between the underground groups of Nagaland
and the Centre without any concrete
results to bring an end the six-decade-old
insurgency problem in the state.
- August 23: Union Home Secretary G.K.Pillai
says that the centre is drafting a proposal
to place before the NSCN-IM leaders
as a solution to the Naga problem and
may even consider amending the constitution
to accommodate the outfit’s demand.
- August 23: NSCN-K modifies its stand
on absolute sovereignty of Nagaland
and says that “sovereignty” could be
redefined once the negotiations begin
with the government.
- August 24: The Cease Fire Monitoring
Group (CFMG) and the Cease Fire Supervisory
Board (CFSB) of the NSCN-K jointly review
the proper implementation of the Cease
Fire Ground Rules, agreed upon by the
Government of India and the NSCN-K.
- August 31: Centre decides to wind
up term of K Padmanabhaiah as interlocutor
for talks with the Naga group NSCN-IM
and will hold direct negotiations with
the rebels to find a lasting solution
to insurgency in Nagaland.
- October 18: Union Home Secretary
GK Pillai says that in the present circumstances
in the Northeast, the ‘physical integration
of Naga-inhabited areas’ is not possible.
He said the Centre can explore possibility
of development of Nagas in the areas
of culture, social practices and customary
laws through some mechanism. He also
said that the Centre will try to be
accommodative as much as possible in
terms of the proposed package which
will be open for negotiation and discussion
as the Constitution of India is amendable.
- December 29: The chairman of the
NSCN(K), SS Khaplang hails ULFA chairman
Arabinda Rajkhowa for “not submitting
to the tactics of the Government of
India”. The Deputy Minister, Ministry
of Information and Publicity of NSCN
(K), T Tikhak says that by refusing
to surrender to India, the ULFA chairman
has given a big morale booster to all
the revolutionary organisations.
2008
- January 3: Article 356 is promulgated and Nagaland is
brought under President’s rule.
- January 12: NSCN-IM declares ‘emergency’ in
Nagaland. The top leadership announces
that ‘emergency’ is aimed
at quelling internal unrest and prevent
heavy extortion of money by some deserters.
- May 10: The Cease-Fire Supervisory Board (CFSB) asks the
NSCN-K to shift its 'Unification' camp
at Vihokhu in the Dimapur district to
avoid further clashes with the NSCN-IM,
since the camp is not a ‘Designated
Camp’.
- May 20: Peace rallies consisting of thousands of people
are organised by the goan buras (village
chiefs) and dubashis (chiefs of Naga
customary courts) in all the 11 district
headquarters towns, asking the warring
Naga factions to stop violence in the
State.
- May 20: The ‘general secretary’ of the NSCN-IM,
Thuingaleng Muivah, held discussions
with the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan
Singh in New Delhi.
- May 22: The Nagaland Government sets a deadline of June
10 to evict all armed cadres from public
inhabited areas in all the 11 districts,
especially from district headquarters.
- May 22: The NSCN-IM ‘appoints’ its senior
leader, Kughalu Mulatonu, as an emissary
to the ‘Collective Leadership’.
The portfolio of ‘Chaplee (Finance)
Ministry’ held by him is reallocated
to V. Tuccu.
- May 28: Talk between the Union Government and NSCN-IM
in New
Delhi takes place.
The Government's interlocutor K. Padmanabhaiah
and a NSCN-IM team led by ‘Brigadier’
Phungthing Shimrang participated in
the dialogue. An unnamed NSCN-IM source
said that "Both parties are working
out various ways to attain a satisfactory
solution to the long standing Naga problem".
- June 13: A meeting of the Cease-fire Supervisory Board
(CFSB) between the Union Government
and the NSCN-K is held at Chumukedima
near Dimapur. Official sources say that
the discussion took place on shifting
the Vihokhu camp of the outfit to a
new location at Khetoi under Niuland
sub-division in the Dimapur district.
- September 9 and 10: Leaders of NSCN-IM and NSCN-K meet
at the Akuvuto Baptist Mission Centre
near Dimapur under the aegis of the
Church-led Forum for Naga Reconciliation.
Both agree to work out the modalities
for the merger by September 25. Besides
the two NSCN factions, representatives
of the NSCN-U and Naga National Council
are also present in the meeting.
- September 23: The village heads of Nagaland decide to
stop collecting "taxes" for
the NSCN factions, a "duty"
they have been discharging for over
four decades. The ostensible reason
for the resolution was to protest the
outfits’ failure to understand
their "good deeds".
- December 4: According to a home ministry official, minister
Oscar Fernandes and New Delhi’s chief peace
negotiator K. Padmanabhaiah would be
holding talks with top leaders of the
Isak-Muivah faction of the National
Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM)
in the Dutch capital Sunday. The talks
are expected to continue for three days.
- December 17: According to Home Minister P. Chidambaram,
original maps demarcating the borders
of Nagaland have been lost. “The
Nagaland government had submitted the
maps in September 1979. These were forwarded
in October 1979 to the government of
Assam
for its comments. The Assam government has
informed us that the maps are untraceable,”
Chidambaram said during question hour
in the Rajya Sabha. “The government
of India
did not keep a copy. The maps were sent
in the original,” the minister
added. The statement is significant
as the separatist NSCN has been fighting
for six decades to create a Greater
Nagaland by slicing off parts of three
neighbouring states to unite 1.2 million
Nagas.
- December 20: Forum for Naga Reconciliation
(FNR) convene the Naga Peace Summit
IV at Chiang Mai, Thailand, with representatives
of GPRN/NSCN, NNC/FGN and Naga National
Workers People Support Group, Quakers,
American Baptist, and Naga Church leaders,
to strengthen the Naga Reconciliation
process.
2007
- March 4: The Union Government and NSCN-IM holds peace
talks in New
Delhi.
- March 29: Substantial progress is reported in peace talks
between the Union Government and NSCN-IM,
held in New Delhi.
According to NSCN-IM representative
V.S. Atem, both the sides were accommodative
of each other’s views.
- July 16: An NSCN-IM delegation comprising Isak Chisi Swu
and Thuingaleng Muivah arrive in New Delhi for last round of talks
in the current cease-fire term.
- August 13: A meeting to review the cease-fire ground rules
takes place between representatives
of the Union Government and NSCN-K in
New
Delhi.
- October 10: The Central Government and NSCN-IM take a
decision during peace talks held in
New Delhi to work in close co-ordination
to find an amicable solution to the
Naga problem.
- November 23: NSCN-IM chairman, Isak Chishi Swu, reiterates
his appeal for reconciliation and unity
among the Nagas to achieve their common
goal. However, the NSCN-K leadership
expressed their reservations.
- November 23: The two warring factions of NSCN declare
unification under the single banner
of NSCN/GPRN, at Hovishe village under
Niuland, off Dimapur. It is reported
that the joint declaration was signed
by C.Singson, Kilonser of the Khaplang
faction and Azheto Chophy, Kilo-Kilonser
of the Isak-Muivah faction.
- November 28: A senior leader of the NSCN-IM, KK Angami
said that there cannot be any unification
amongst the Nagas if other tribes, such
as Nagas of Manipur or Tangkhuls are
left behind. P.Mor, a deputy kilonser
of the outfit added that the move initiated
by Sumi Nagas of both the factions did
not have the assent of the high command
of both factions of NSCN and, therefore,
is not acceptable.
- December 1: Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphu Rio asks the
Central Government to prevail upon Myanmar to declare
a cease-fire with the NSCN-K instead
of trying to drive out the outfit.
- December 9: The core-committee, unified command NSCN,
makes a formal announcement that Nagas
have united under the leadership of
Isak Chishi Swu and SS Khaplang and
that the birth of Naga unification on
November 23, 2007, at Hovishe village
has fulfilled the demands of the Nagas.
2006
- January 14: Reports say that Myanmar Army begins fresh
operations against the NSCN-K in co-ordination
with the Indian Army. Sources in the
Ministry of Defence at New Delhi, while confirming reports,
say that the operation began about a
week ago and the armies of the two countries
were working in close co-ordination
.
- January 31: The cease-fire in Nagaland between the Union
Government and NSCN-IM is extended by
another six months.
- April 21: The Union Government extends the cease-fire
with the NSCN-K by another year from
April 29.
- May 19: The two-day talks between the Union government
and the NSCN-IM begin in Amsterdam.
The Indian side is led by Union Minister
Oscar Fernandes while a seven-member
NSCN-IM team is led by its general secretary
Thuingaleng Muivah.
- May 20: The two-day peace talks between the Union Government
and NSCN-IM concludes in Amsterdam.
- October 19: Peace talks between the Union Government and
NSCN-IM in Amsterdam
fail owing to the government's rejection
of the demand for self-governance raised
by the Naga leaders.
2005
- February 3: A formal political dialogue takes place between
the Union Government and NSCN-IM in
New Delhi. The 14-member NSCN-IM
delegation is led by its general secretary
Thuingaleng Muivah, while the Union
Government is represented by Oscar Fernandes,
the Union Minister of State for Statistics
and Programme Implementation.
- June 27: Frustrated by the deadlock in the negotiations
between Delhi and the NSCN(IM), the
Naga Hoho steps in for a parallel dialogue
with organizations in Assam and Manipur
and even Meghalaya and Tripura to mobilize
opinion in favour of integration of
contiguous Naga-inhabited areas.
- July 30: The Centre and NSCN(IM) decides to extend the
ceasefire for another six months after
expiry of the first phase.
- August 23: Following a meeting between Union Government
and NSCN-K in New
Delhi, the Union
Government agrees for a separate cease-fire
monitoring cell for NSCN-K activities.
- November 5: The NSCN-IM threatens to call off the eight-year-old
cease-fire with the Union Government
if its demands were not met by January
2006.
2004
- March 31: A crucial round of talks takes place between
Union Government and NSCN-IM leadership
in Bangkok,
the capital of Thailand.
The talks were initially scheduled to
be held in New Delhi,
but postponed on account of general
elections.
- December 7: NSCN-IM leaders Isak Chishi Swu and Thuingaleng
Muivah meet Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh and Union Home Minister Shivraj
Patil in New Delhi.
2002
- April 24: Union government-NSCN-K cease-fire to be extended
by a year beginning April 28.
- May 7 – 11: The four-day second Naga Consultative
meeting is organised by the NSCN-IM
at Bangkok, and is attended by over
100 participants representing various
Naga NGOs and civil society groups.
The meeting address the following themes:
Integrating self-determination, democracy
and co-existence into peaceful political
negotiation; Sharing of recent initiatives
by various tribe, social and mass-based
organisations on the Peace process,
and adopts a resolution, "Strengthening
Peace Strategy", besides extending
full support to the peace talks.
2003
- January 8: Isak Chisi Swu and Th Muivah, the chairman
and general secretary respectively of
the NSCN-IM, arrive in New Delhi from Amsterdam. Besides participating
in delegation level talks, they meet
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee
and Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani.
- January 9: Naga peace talks begin in New Delhi. Both the Naga leaders
meet Prime Minister Vajpeyee.
- January 16: Several top ranking political leaders affiliated
to different national as well as regional
political parties meet NSCN-IM leaders
at former Prime Minister VP Singh's
residence. They included former Prime
Minister I K Gujural, CPI-M leader Sitaram
Yechury, Lok Janshakti leader Ram Vilas
Paswan, CPI leader A B Bardhan and Janata
Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav.
- January 23: The current round of Naga peace talks between
Union government and NSCN-IM leaders
conclude after three rounds.
2002
- June 1: Nine members of the 'Reformed Naga National Council
(RNNC) join NSCN-IM praising the organisation.
- July 11: Union government––NSCN-IM talks conclude
in Amsterdam.
In a joint statement, the following
announcements are made: 1. The ongoing
cease-fire between the NSCN-IM and the
Union Government would be extended for
another year beginning from August 1,
2002. 2. The peace talks would continue
in an accommodative manner recognising
the unique history of the Nagas and
efforts would be made to arrive at a
honourable solution.
- September 21: An important round of talks takes place
between the Union government and NSCN-IM
in Bangkok,
the capital of Thailand.
- November 26: The Union Government allows the ban imposed
on NSCN-IM to lapse.
2000
- March 2: The self-styled National Socialist Council of
Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) Deputy Minister
for Information and Publicity, Kughalu
Mulatonu announces that the NSCN-K is
ready to negotiate with the Central
government for a solution to the vexed
Naga problem provided the ban on the
organisation is lifted.
- April 9: The NSCN-K announces a formal ceasfire with the
Central government.
- April 16: As part of the peace process, now on in Nagaland,
the security forces decide to unilaterally
suspend operations against the NSCN-K
for a period of six months starting
from April 16.
- October 16: Cease-fire with NSCN-K extended for another
six months.
- November 29: Fifth round of peace talks between the Union
Govrnment and NSCN-IM commences in New Delhi.
2001
- April 28: NSCN-K enters into a cease-fire agreement with
Government of India.
- September 3: Preliminary negotiations take place between
Union Government representatives and
NSCN-K at Kohima.
- December 7: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee holds
discussions with the NSCN-IM leadership
in the Japanese city of Osaka.
2000
- April 9: NSCN-K announces a formal ceasfire with Government
of India.
- November 29: A crucial round of peace talks take place
between the Union Government and NSCN-IM
leadership in New Delhi.
1999
- March 6: NSCN-IM suspends ‘all major offensive operations’
against rivals NSCN-K and Naga National
Council (NNC) in order ‘to facilitate
efforts made to bring about better understanding
among the Nagas’.
- April 1: Cease-fire with NSCN-K extended the by six months
from April 15.
- May 18: Isak Swu and Th. Muivah, the chairman and general
secretary respectively of NSCN-IM, come
to Nagaland after a gap of thirty-three
years.
- July 4: Cease-fire with the NSCN-IM extended by a year
w.e.f. August 1, 1999.
1998
- April 11: The army calls off its ceasefire agreement with
the NSCN-IM in the wake of the April
7 ambush.
- April 28: Union Government extends ceasefire with the
NSCN-IM for a period of three months
commencing May 1.
- May 2: Union government appoints the former Governor of
Mizoram, Swaraj Kaushal, as its representative
for talks with the NSCN-IM.
- July 27: Union Government representative Swaraj Kaushal
meets NSCN-IM leaders in Zurich.
- July 27: NSCN-K states that it can sit for peace talks
with the Union Government only if the
issue of sovereignty is discussed.
- July 31: The Union Minister for Home Affairs, L K Advani,
announces in Parliament, the extension
of the ceasefire agreement between the
Government of India and NSCN-IM, which
was to expire on July 31, for a period
one year, with effect from August 1.
- September 30: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and
his Principal Secretary Brajesh Mishra
meet top leaders of NSCN-IM in Paris.
- November 14: Union Government declares a cease-fire with
NSCN-K for two months starting Nov 15,
1998.
- December 18: NSCN-K reciprocates the goodwill gesture
of Union Government by declaring ceasefire
for a period of 20 days.
- December 26: Assam Chief Minister
Prafulla Kumar Mahanta meets NSCN-K
leaders in Guwahati to initiate a process
of dialogue with the insurgent outfit.
1997
- January 16: National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang
(NSCN-K) General Secretary Dally Mongro
rejects the Union Government‘s
offer for unconditional negotiations
to resolve the problem of secessionism
in Nagaland.
- March 4: Union Government offers to hold peace talks with
NSCN-K and NSCN(IM)
- May 10: NSCN-IM declares a unilateral ceasefire against
the security forces in Nagaland and
Manipur.
- August 1: A ceasefire agreement is signed between the
Union Government and NSCN-IM.
- September 1: Security forces extend the unilateral cease-fire
in Nagaland for another two months.
- October 29: The Union Government announces a 3-month extension
of the continuing cease-fire with all
militant groups in Nagaland with effect
from November 1.
- November 27: All Naga insurgent groups announce a complete
weeklong cease-fire to allow ceremonies
to mark the 125th anniversary of the
arrival of Christianity in the Northeast
region.
1996
- November 4: In a release to the press, NSCN-IM expresses
its willingness to come forward for
talks with the Union Government.
1992
- April 3: Article 356 is promulgated and Nagaland is brought
under President’s rule due to
the worsening law and order situation.
1994
- November 20: Central government extends ban on all factions
of NSCN.
1990
- April 30: Phizo dies in exile in England.
- November 28: The Union Government bans NSCN-IM under Unlawful
Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
1988
- April 30: NSCN splits into two over the issue of commencing
peace talks with Government of India.
One faction is named NSCN-IM and is
jointly led by Isak Chisi Swu as chairman
and Thuingaleng Muivah as general secretary.
The other faction, known as NSCN-K,
is commanded by S.S Khaplang.
1980
- January 31: The National Socialist Council of Nagaland
(NSCN) is formed. Vehemently opposing
signing of the Shillong Accord by the
Naga National Council (NNC) with the
Indian government, three leaders namely
Isak Chisi Swu, Thuingaleng Muivah and
S.S. Khaplang take the initiative in
formation of NSCN.
1975
- November 11: Shillong Accord signed between the Central
government and a section of the NNC
and the NFG. According to the terms
of the Accord, the NNC, NFG accept the
Indian Constitution and agree to come
overground and surrender their weapons.
1964
- April: To resolve the Naga problem, a Peace Mission is
formed with Jai Prakash Narayan, B.P.
Caliha and Rev. Michael Scott as members.
1963
- December 1: Nagaland attains Statehood.
1962
- April 11: The President of India issues the Nagaland Security
Regulation 1962, to contain subversive
activities in the State.
1956
- April: India’s
Central government inducts the army
to crush the Naga secessionist movement.
1956
- March 22: Phizo forms a rebel government, known as Naga
Federal Government (NFG), and a Naga
Federal Army (NFA).
1951
- May: NNC organises a "referendum" and claims
that 99 per cent of the Naga people
supported independence for Nagaland.
1947
- August 14: NNC leader Angami Zapu Phizo, proclaims Nagaland
as an independent country. How ever,
Government of India refuses to accept
this.
1946
- April: Nagas form a political body, the Naga National
Council (NNC) to protect their interests.
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