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- January 12: Educational institutions in
Manipur, closed since September 2009, reopen
in Manipur valley districts after a four month
shutdown. This happens following an agreement
reached between the State Government and Apunba
Lup (AL), a congolomerate of several social
organisations, on January 8.
- April 30: Manipur Cabinet decides not to
allow National Socialist Council of Nagalim-IM
general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah’s
proposed visit to the State. The Cabinet felt
that the proposed visit may disturb peace
and tranquility of the State. The Cabinet’s
recommendation has also been faxed to the
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram.
- May 3: Despite opposition from Manipur Government,
NSCN-IM general secretary Th Muivah, who arrived
at Dimapur from New Delhi on May 1, is determined
to visit his native village Somdal in Ukhrul
district of Manipur. “It is my birth
right. Who can stop me from going to my village,”
Muivah told reporters after his arrival in
Dimapur airport. Though he was scheduled to
go to his native village on May 3, his visit
has been deferred by a day and he will leave
on May 5.
- May 6: NSCN(IM) leader T Muivah puts off
his visit to his ancestral village in Manipur.
Three among a crowd waiting to welcome him
across the border are killed in a stampede
when police fired teargas shells to disperse
them. Official reports say the Manipur police
fired teargas shells when the crowd waiting
at Mao on the inter-state border in Senapati
turned restive and burnt a vehicle of the
India Reserve Battalion.
- May 10: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs
(MHA) asks the NSCN leader to put on hold
his proposed visit. According to highly placed
official sources, the Home Ministry has conveyed
its stand to Muivah, who is camping in a village
near the Nagaland-Manipur borders through
a special messenger and he has accepted the
request of the Centre. Sources said that Muivah
is likely to return to the NSCN headquarters
in camp Hebron.
- May 11: Ibobi Singh cabinet decides to order
a magisterial enquiry into the police crack
down in Mao town in May 6.
- May 11: Union Home Secretary G K Pillai
and the Centre’s interlocutor R S Panday
rush to Imphal to assess the situation and
find a way out of the current impasse over
NSCN (IM) leader Th. Muivah’s plan to
visit Manipur.
- May 24: Union Home Secretary GK Pillai
says that both sovereignty as well as the
integration of Naga areas is literally out
of the question. In an interview with Kalyani
Shankar published in mynews.in, the Home Secretary
said that the Government of India has made
it very clear and he himself has stated that
the demand of sovereignty of the NSCN-IM and
integration of the Naga inhabited areas are
out of question.
- May 25: Drawing inspiration from the non-violent
protest of Ms Irom Sharmila of Manipur, a
group of activists, artists, journalists,
writers, academics, research scholars and
students have organised a National campaign,
the Hind Swaraj Peace March, in India. The
march is organised in support and solidarity
of Sharmila's ten-year long fast, calling
upon the State and non-State actors to end
the culture of violence. The march also demanded
the withdrawal of the draconian law, the Armed
Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958. The march
started on May 8 from Cherthala, Kerala and
will culminate at Imphal, Manipur on May 27.
- June 8: The Manipur Government decides
to import 1000 MT of rice from Myanmar. Manipur
Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC)
which is engaged in promotion of small-scale
industries and border trade, has been asked
by the State Government to import the rice.
- June 8: A Joint Action Committee (JAC)
formed by 12 organisations under the aegis
of All Assam Manipuri Students’ Union
during a joint meeting held at Manja in Karbi
Anglong has launched a 36-hour road blockade
on NH 39 (Numaligarh to Dimapur) and NH 36
(Nagaon to Dimapur) from 5 am. The blockade
is against trucks carrying essential goods
and petroleum products into Nagaland. The
blockade on these Highways shall be extended,
if ANSAM, UNC and other Naga organisations
extend and intensify their blockade in Nagaland
and Manipur, it added.
- June 14: The Central Government says paramilitary
troopers would be used to break the over two-month-long
economic blockade enforced by Naga groups
in Manipur to ensure supplies of essentials
into the region, facing an acute shortage
of food and medicines. Union Home Secretary
GK Pillai told IANS that troopers from the
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the
Border Security Force (BSF) would escort trucks
carrying food and medicines by National Highway
- 39 from Assam to Manipur passing through
Nagaland. "The process would begin from
Tuesday and we shall see to it that food supplies
reach Manipur," Pillai said by telephone
from New Delhi.
- June 14: The Naga Students Federation (NSF)
after meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
says that it plans to call off the two-month-long
economic blockade of Manipur "temporarily".
- June 15: Notwithstanding the announcement
by the Naga agitators to suspend the road
blockade, the Union Home Ministry has convened
an emergent meeting of the Chief Secretaries
of Nagaland and Manipur on June 16 to work
out the measures to be taken by the two States
to keep NH-39 open. The Centre is planning
to permanently deploy additional battalions
of Central para military Forces on National
Highway 39 to prevent similar situation from
developing in the future.
- June 16: The Centre asks the Nagaland Government
to convince Naga Hoho and Naga Students’
Federation (NSF) to persuade All Naga Students’
Association of Manipur (ANSAM) to lift the
blockade permanently. Union Secretary Gopal
Krishna Pillai chaired a meeting in New Delhi
with the Chief Secretary of Manipur, DS Poonia
and Additional Chief Secretaries of Nagaland,
A Jamir and Toshi Aier, to discuss issues
relating to movement of vehicles through NH-39
and NH-53. All sides reiterated the importance
of keeping the National Highways open for
movement of goods and people. The Government
of India is committed to keeping the NH-39
and NH-53 open. The first convoy of goods
for Manipur, as informed by the State Government,
is expected to move to Imphal on June 19.
The permanent arrangement of National Highway
Protection Force for protecting and keeping
open NH-39 would also be put in place, sources
said. Sources said at least five companies
of Central para-military forces are likely
to be deployed on the NH-39 to thwart any
attempt to block it in the future.
- July 9: The All Naga Students' Association,
Manipur (ANSAM), whose recent two month-long
economic blockade on national highways in
the State had caused extreme suffering to
the people, again calls a 72-hour 'chaka bandh'
(transport blockade) from July 12.
- August 1: The United Naga Council (UNC)
Manipur, a Naga frontal organisation, announces
resumption of the economic blockade on Manipur
for 20 days beginning August 4.
- August 5: Chief Minister O Ibobi in a Cabinet
meeting decides to send a ministerial team
– comprising Information minister TN
Haokip, Government Spokesman and Sports Minister
N Biren and Tribal Development Minister DD
Thaisii – to hold talks with leaders
of United Naga Council (UNC) Manipur and All
Naga Students’ Association, Manipur
and settled the ongoing impasse.
- August 19: Home Minister P. Chidambaram
said changes proposed by his ministry in the
special powers accorded to the armed forces
in troubled areas could be effected after
consultations with all concerned. ‘We
have to have consultations with everybody
before amendments are made’ to the Armed
Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), Chidambaram
said, adding that his ministry had proposed
amendments to it.
- August 19: Home Minister P Chidambaram rules
out division of Manipur as demanded by some
Naga groups on the ground that pluralistic
character of states cannot be wished away,
but said efforts are being made to ensure
“honour, dignity and equal rights”
of the Nagas within the Constitution.
- August 22: Ceasefire agreement between Government
of India, Manipur and two militant outfits
Kuki National Organisation and United people’s
Front is extended by 45 days.
2009
- March14: The Assam Rifles claims to have eliminated 421
militants and apprehended 1,808 besides capturing
a huge quantity of arms and ammunition in
the last five years of counter-insurgency
operations in Manipur.
- April 17: Operation Summer Storm is a success, according
to Maj. Gen. Shakti Gurung, GOC, 57 Mountain
Division. So far 12 ultras are killed in the
operation.
- April 20: The ten day long ‘Operation Summer Storm’
launched to flush out insurgenmtys from the
Keibul Lamjao
National Park
in Manipur’s Loktak
Lake
area comes to an end.
- May 20: In connection with the tripartite talks between
the Centre, the State Government and the KCP
(MC) Lallumba group, a Joint Monitoring Group
with Additional Chief Secretary Home DS Poonia
as its chairman is established and steps have
been taken up for keeping the cadres of the
armed outfit at a temporary camp to be set
up at Jiribam while the peace process is underway.
It may be noted here that under a similar
tripartite agreement, Suspension of Operation
has already been signed with Kuki outfits
operation in the State.
- May 24: Manipur government authorizes state additional chief
secretary (home) and IGP (intelligence) to
sign the tripartite agreement with the militants
group KCP (MC) Lallumba faction on behalf
of the state government. Cabinet of the Secular
Progressive Front government convened under
the chair of the chief minister, O Ibobi Singh
on May 19 approved the tripartite agreement
proposed by the home department for signing
with KCP (MC), Lallumba faction. Four rounds
of tripartite talks were held since November
last year till date with regard to the modality
and package to be offered to the faction for
mass surrender.
- June 28: The proscribed KCP suspends all
forms of fund collection/donation drive as
well as all financial related activities with
immediate effect until further orders. A decision
to this effect was adopted during an executive
meeting of the outfit’s politburo and
central committee.
- July 20: There are more than 30 militants
groups in Manipur including 10 KCP factions,
Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh informs the Assembly
in response to a question raised by MLA Morung
Makunga during the question hour. The Chief
Minister said that United National Liberation
Front (UNLF), People’s Liberation Army (PLA),
Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), People’s Revolutionary
Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), United People’s
Party of Kangleipak (UPPK), Kangleipak Communist
Party (KCP), Kangleipak Communist Party- Military
Council (KCP-MC) and People’s United Liberation
Front (PULF) are among the major UG groups
while the hill-based groups include NSCN (IM),
NSCN (K), Kuki National Organisation (KNO),
an umbrella Organisation of 11 groups; United
People’s Front (UPF), another umbrella organisation
of 8 groups, Naga National Council (NCC) and
Manipur Naga Revolutionary Front (MNRF), the
Chief Minister said. He further informed the
House that there are 10 KCP factions. These
are KCP (Noyon), KCP-MC Lanheiba Meitei, KCP-MC
Lanjaba Meitei, KCP Lamphel, KCP City Meitei,
KCP Kokkai, KCP Nando, KCP KK Nganba, KCP-MC
Ningamba and KCP-MC Lallumba. Over and above
these, there are small outfits like the hill-based
United Naga People’s Council (UNPC), Komrem
People’s Army (KRPA), Kuki Revolutionary Front
(KRF) and Sinlung People’s Liberation Army
(Sinlung Tiger Force) and the valley-based
Kangleipak People’s Liberation Army (KPLA-PULF
Azad), he added. To a supplementary question,
the Chief Minister said Suspension of Operation
(SoO) has been signed with Kuki National Organisation
(KNO) and United Peoples’ Front (UPF). The
organisations under KNO are Kuki National
Front (Military Council), Kuki National Front
(Zogam), United Socialist Revolutionary Army
(Old Kuki), United Komrem Revolutionary Army
(UKRA), Zomi Reunification Front (ZRF), Zou
Defence Volunteer (ZDV-KNO), Hmar National
Army (HNA), Kuki Revolutionary Army (Unification),
Kuki Liberation Army (KLA-KNO) and Kuki National
Army (KNA) while the organisations under UPF
include Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA), Kuki
National Front (KNF), United Kuki Liberation
Front (UKLF), Kuki Liberation Army (KLA-UPF),
Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA), Kuki National
Front (S), Hmar Peoples’ Conference/ Democratic
(HPC-D) and Zou Defence Volunteers (ZDV-UPF).
The fund required for payment of allowance
to the armed cadres of the outfits which are
signatories of SoO and for construction of
their designated camps is to be arranged by
the State Government first and the same would
be afterward refunded by the Union Ministry
of Home Affairs, the Chief Minister disclosed,
while assuring to see that identity cards
have been issued to all the cadres.
- August 18: Eleven Kuki militant groups
under the banner of Kuki National Organization
extend ceasefire with the centre.
- September 15: According to senior officials,
eleven new police stations will be set up
in Manipur to strengthen the force and they
would be equipped with sophisticated weapons
to combat insurgents. Of the eleven police
stations, three would be set up in Imphal
East, two each in Imphal West and Bishnupur
and four in Thoubal district.
- October 13: Manipur People’s Liberation
Front (MPLF), an umbrella body of underground
organsations calls a 16 and a half hour general
strike on October 15 against the annexation
of Manipur by India. MPLF, in a statement,
says that the Front has been observing October
15 as a National Black Day to register its
protest against the execution of the Manipur
Merger Agreement of 1949.
- October 16: Apunba Lup and three student
organizations reject an appeal by All Manipur
Students Guardians Organisation to open classes.
Classes were suspended in protest against
the Manipur government’s delay in punishing
those involved in the July 23 killing of former
militant Ch. Sanjit and a passer-by Rubina
Devi.
- December 7: Manipur’s two major insurgent
groups – Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF)
and United National Liberation Front (UNLF)
– welcome United Liberation Front of Asom
chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa’s bold assertion
that he did not surrender to the Indian Government
besides reaffirming the outfit’s stand on
sovereignty.
- December 7: In a response to the broad
offer to the ULFA and the UNLF a television
statement that the two organisation should
drop their demands for “sovereignty” and the
government would be ready to negotiate for
anything, including a fresh look at a ‘new
governing structure’, the UNLF has categorically
come out with a statement that there is nothing
for the UNLF to negotiate with the Government
of India except sovereignty.
2008
- April 15: The underground NSCN (K) called for immediate
third party intervention in the ongoing factional
fights between the cadres of NSCN (K) and
NSCN (IM) in the Zeliangrong region resulting
in the killing of five of their cadres recently.
- April 21: Manipur Cabinet approves the draft ground rules
for suspension of operations with the Kuki
militants tabled by the State home department.
After approval of the draft by the Centre,
it was sent to the Manipur Government for
its final approval.
- May 2: Manipur Cabinet decides to accede to the demands
of the Heirok and Chajing people to provide
them guns after creating posts of Special
Police Officers (SPOs). The Cabinet agrees
that 500 local volunteers, including 300 from
Heirok in the Thoubal district and 200 from
Lilong Chajing in the Imphal West district
will be selected, and training will be imparted
on the use of weapons and techniques to protect
themselves from the militants. The Union Ministry
of Home Affairs approved the proposal for
issuing licensed guns.
- May 7: 300 Special Police Officers (SPO) are recruited at
Heirok, as part of the decision to provide
arms to villagers to enable them to protect
themselves from militants. On May 6 the cabinet
reviewed the response from villagers and decided
to issue firearms to those in rural and hard-to-access
areas where police and security forces cannot
be deployed effectively.
- May 15: The Border Security Force launches a counter-insurgency
operation in certain areas of the Loktak Lake in Manipur’s southern
valley to clear the area of militants’
presence.
- May 19: The formation of a new militant outfit, United Naga
People’s Council (UNPC),
is formally declared before the media at unspecified
place in the Senapati district. It reportedly
consists of cadres of a splinter group of
the NSCN-IM in Manipur. The ‘president’
of the group, S.S. Max, stated that it aims
at restoring peaceful co-existence amongst
the people living in both hills and valley
and to safeguard the territorial integrity
and sovereignty of Manipur. He added that
the new splinter group had no enmity with
the ‘revolutionary movements’
waged by the NSCN-IM, NSCN-K and NNC. He also
said the outfit is led by two ‘colonels’,
one ‘major’, two ‘captains’,
two ‘full junior full lieutenants’,
three ‘second lieutenants’ and
20 trained cadres of the NSCN-IM, who had
defected in April 2008 and had formed the
UNPC in the state on April 30.
- May 19: The ground rules for the Suspension of Operation
are discussed in a tripartite dialogue between
representatives of the Union Ministry of Home
Affairs, Manipur Government and the Kuki militant
groups held in New
Delhi.
- May 22: Manipur Government approves the National Security
Act detention order of the Manipur Forward
Youth Front president along with four PREPAK
cadres issued by the respective district magistrates.
- May 31: The report of the Commission headed by S.P. Rajkhowa
is submitted to the Manipur Government. The
Commission was set up to probe the incident
of molestation of more than 20 women by the
UNLF and KCP militants at Parbung and Lungthulien
under Tipaimukh sub-division in the Churachandpur
district in January 2006.
- June 2: In a memorandum submits to Manipur Governor the
United Committee Manipur blamed the Suspension
of Operation (SoO) agreement signed with the
Kuki militant outfits for the rising crime
and unchecked violence in some parts of the
State.
- June 3: According to Maj. M. Nonganba, ‘chief project
officer’ of the KCP, the ‘general
secretary’ of KCP along with some of
its ‘senior officers’ had deserted
the group on April 21, 2008 under unavoidable
circumstances and had taken shelter at a safer
place to form a separate group.
- July 1: The Zou Defence Volunteers (ZDV) outfit declares
that it will no more operate under the Kuki
National Organisation (KNO).
- July 6: The KYKL and UNLF said that they will target all
the villagers of Heirok unless the public
relent and retreat from the decision to accept
arms under the Special Police Officers scheme.
- July 7: The Military Council faction of the KCP threatens
to target residents of Heirok staying outside
Heriok. The outfit is opposed to the decision
of people at Heirok to arm themselves under
the Special Police Officers scheme.
- July 11: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs proscribes five
valley based outfits with its factions and
frontal organizations under the sub-section
1, section 3 of the Unlalwful Activities (Prevention)
Act, 1967 (37 of 1967). The groups are the
PLA, and its political wing, the RPF, UNLF,
PREPAK and its armed wing ‘Red Army’,
KCP and its armed wing, also called as ‘Red
Army’, KYKL and MPLF.
- August 17: Civil society leaders and social groups including
All Manipur NGO Forums voice their concer
over the kidnapping of children by militant
groups for recruitment and asked the Government
to set up a Special Task Force to stop the
abductions.
- Aug 23: The state Cabinet approves the Suspension of Operations
agreement that was signed on August 22 with
KNO, UPF on one side and the state government
and Centre on the other.
- September 20: Leaders of the central committee of the Young
Mizo Association (YMA) hold talks with HPC-D
and ZRA at Churachandpur. They ask the outfits
not to interfere in the coming elections to
the 40-member Mizoram legislature.
- September 27: The Military Council faction of the KCP agrees
to sit for tripartite peace talks involving
Manipur and Union Governments.
- October 21 and 22: In a two day long meeting held at ‘council
headquarters’ of the PLA, the PLA signs
three ‘joint resolutions’ with
the CPI-Maoist to carry on their respective
‘struggle’. The ‘resolutions’
are signed by Alok, ‘political bureau
member’ of the CPI-Maoist, and S. Gunen,
‘secretary general’ of the PLA.
- October 29: Chemist shops in and around the Regional Institute
of Medical Sciences hospital at Lamphel in
the Imphal West district remain closed for
the whole day in protest against militant
threat of extortion.
- November 5: The Manipur Cabinet decides to appoint the Chief
Secretary as designated officer of the State
Government for initiating preliminary peace
talks with the Military Council faction of
the KCP which had recently approached the
Union Ministry of Home Affairs for a mass
surrender on its part and subsequent holding
of negotiations with the Government.
- November 16: The ‘information and public relation
officer’ of the Military Council faction
of the KCP, identified as Puranthaba, states
that the outfit has not agreed to go for negotiations
with the Government.
- December 4: First round of tripartite talks between the
Centre, the State Government and the Jiten
Group of the Military Council faction of the
KCP begins at New Delhi.
- December 19: Third round of trilateral talks on the Suspension
of Operations between the Kuki militants,
Union Government and the State Government
is held in capital Imphal.
- December 20: The JMG consisting of representatives of both
the Central and State Governments holds the
second round of trilateral talks with Lallumba
group of the Military Council faction of the
KCP in Imphal.
- December 21: Tripartite talks among Kuki militants groups,
Centre and Manipur Govornment agree to open
four designated camps in Churachandpur district.
- December 21: Two grenade explosion by KCP(MC) militants
inside the Raj Bhawan complex in Imphal.
2007
- January 11: KYKL threatens all the BJP candidates to resign
from their party in case of their failure
to sever all ties with Chaoba Singh within
a month of the completion of the election.
- May 29: INF, a lesser known Islamist insurgent group of
the state, merges with the PULF.
The chairman of INF Md. Raffisuddin becomes
the home secretary of PULF. The merger takes place at an
unspecified place in Imphal East district.
The cadre strength and area of influence of
PULF increases
with this merger.
- October 17 : Three insurgents belonging to the Azad faction
of the PULF, including its ‘deputy home
secretary’ Abdul Karim, are shot dead
by security forces personnel during an encounter
at Serou Minou hillock under Tengnoupal police
station in Thoubal district.
- October 23: A Delhi sessions court refused bail to T. H.
Shyam Kumar Singh, the Deputy Speaker of Manipur
Legislative Assembly, who is accused of aiding
the UNLF. Delhi Police had arrested Singh
along with two hardcore UNLF insurgents at
New Delhi international
airport on October 2, 2006.
- December 23: Media reports said that a new group called
Kuki Revolutionary Army (Unification) or KRA
(U) has been formed, starting its operations
in Saikul area of Senapati district.
2006
- June 7: The Government of Manipur extends the ''Disturbed
Area'' status in the State for another year
with effect from June 1, 2006.
2005
- May 11: A new militant outfit called Bengali Tiger Front,
operating in Manipur’s Jiribam subdivision,
has entered into an alliance with the NSCN(IM).
- November 3: The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) extends
the ban on four militant outfits operating
in Manipur for two years. Addressing the press
after a CCS meeting chaired by Prime Minister,
Dr Manmohan Singh, Defence Minister Pranab
Mukherjee said that the Union Government has
decided to extend the ban on UNLF, PLA, KCP
and KYKL.
- December 29: The merger of three Kuki militant outfits,
KRA, UKLF and the KNF- S, under the banner
of the KNC against the KNA is announced by
the ‘commanding officer’ of the
KRA, Maj Max, at Sadar Hills area.
2003
- October 15: Kuki National Front-Military Council (KNF-MC)
led by P. Mosses and German H. Kuki, signs
a 'memorandum of understanding' with the Kuki
National Front (KNF) for 'separation of administration'
for the 'development and upliftment' of Kuki
political goals under the umbrella organization
of Kuki National Council (KNC).
2001
- March 1: PREPAK rejects
Manipur Chief Minister Radhabinod Koijam's
cease-fire offer to the outfit.
- June 2: President's rule imposed in the State following
days of political instability.
2000
- June 1: Entire
State
declared 'disturbed area' for a period of
two years, under the provisions of Armed Forces
(Special Powers) Act, 1958, to tackle the
ongoing insurgency.
- October 25: Manipur declared a 'proclaimed area' under the
Prevention of Seditious Meetings Act, 1911,
for six months; Public meetings without prior
permission banned.
1999
- December: The Kuki Revolutionary Army ( KRA) is founded. It is suspected
that the Isak-Muivah faction of the National
Socialist Council of Nagaland (
NSCN-IM) played a major role in its formation.
1994
- January: KYKL is formed following merger of factions of
UNLF, PREPAK and KCP.
1993
- May 28: Indian Army launches a crackdown on insurgent groups
following violent Naga-Kuki clashes in the
hill districts.
- May: The PULF is founded
after a serious communal clash took place
between members of the Meitei and Pangal (Muslim)
communities in Thoubal district. The insurgent
outfit claims to be representing the interests
of Muslims in the state.
- December 31: Manipur placed under President’s Rule
in the wake of escalation in Naga-Kuki clashes
and a rising number of attacks on security
forces.
1991
- June: Kuki National Army (KNA) founded under the leadership
of Suvitolon Haokip.
1990
- May 22: Some of the militant groups operating in Assam,
Nagaland, Manipur and Myanmar (Burma) –United
Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), National
Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K),
UNLF and Kuki National Organisation (KNO)
jointly launch Indo-Burma Revolutionary Front
(IBRF) to "wage a united struggle for
the independence of Indo-Burma".
1988
- May 18: Kuki National Front (KNF) founded under the leadership
of Ranco Thangboi Kuki.
1980
- April 14: Ibohanbi founds the Kangleipak Communist Party
(KCP).
1977
- October 9: People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak
(PREPAK) founded by R.K. Tulachandra.
1978
- September 25: The People’s Liberation Army ( PLA) is founded under the leadership
of N. Bisheswar Singh
1977
- October 9: The People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak
( PREPAK)
is founded under the leadership of R.K. Tulachandra.
1975
- June 14: UNLF leader
N. Bisheswar Singh and sixteen other Meitei
insurgents visit Lasha to seek Chinese assistance.
1972
- January 21: Manipur becomes full-fledged State.
1968
- December: Oinam Sudhirkumar forms government-in-exile, known
as Revolutionary Government of Manipur (RGM),
with headquarters in Sylhet, then East
Pakistan. RGM vows to ‘liberate’
Manipur through an armed struggle.
1964
- November 24: The United National Liberation Front ( UNLF) is formed under the leadership
of Areambam Samrendra Singh. It is the oldest
Meitei insurgent group of the state. During
the first three decades of its formation,
it concentrates mainly on mobilisation and
recruitment of cadres.
1949
- September 21: Manipur Merger Agreement signed between Maharaja
Bodh Chandra Singh and the Government of India.
- October 15: Manipur merged fully with the Indian Union.
1947
- August 11: Maharaja Bodh Chandra Singh signs the Instrument
of Accession, entrusting defence, communications
and foreign affairs to the Government of India.
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