The Mizo uprising began on 28 February 1966 when the Mizo National Front launched Operation Jericho against government installations in the Mizo Hills, then pa…
Bamboo flowering triggered a surge in rat populations that destroyed crops, producing a severe food crisis. Many residents believed the Assam and Union governments respo…
The Mizo National Famine Front was renamed the Mizo National Front under Laldenga's leadership, its objective shifting from famine relief toward political separation and…
On the night of 28 February, MNF forces attacked Assam Rifles installations in Aizawl, government offices and the treasury, security positions in Lunglei and Champhai, a…
At midnight, the MNF raised its flag at the captured Assam Rifles headquarters in Aizawl and declared independence. The declaration received no recognition from India or…
With Army resupply aircraft under fire, the IAF began offensive missions on 5 March 1966 using Toofani and Hunter aircraft with cannons and rockets, against targets the…
From 1967 the government relocated residents from scattered villages into larger settlements under Protected and Progressive Villages / Operation Accomplishment, aiming…
After a 1971 Mizo District Council delegation pressed for a separate state, the Union government offered Union Territory status, administratively separating Mizoram from…
The Government of India and the MNF signed the Mizoram Accord, 1986. Laldenga signed for the MNF, R.D. Pradhan (Union Home Secretary) for the Government of India, and La…
Following the 1986 Accord, Mizoram was elevated from Union Territory to full statehood. Laldenga led the MNF into electoral politics and became Chief Minister during the…
Mizoram marked the Ruby Jubilee of Remna Ni with an Aizawl event organised by the Zoram Research Foundation and Aijal Club, themed "From the Frontlines of '66 to 40 Year…
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