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What is the role of Mizo leader, Laldenga in emergence of independent Mizoram? |
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Answer» (i) In 1959 the territory of Mizoram experienced severe drought. During this famine, Mizo leader Laldenga served the common people a lot. (ii) In 1961, Laldenga established an organisation called Mizo National Front (MNF). (iii) He asked for’ Greater Mizoram’, an independent nation carved out of Tripura, Manipur and Mizo majority areas from the Lushai hills. (iv) In March 1966, Mizo National Front announced the emergence of Independent Mizoram. (v) In 1985, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had an agreement with the Mizo National Front and Mizoram was given the status of a full-fledged state. Laldenga became the Chief Minister of the State. |
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