Pu Laldenga
| Laldenga | |
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| Chief Minister of Mizoram | |
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In office 1986–1988 |
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| Preceded by | Lalthanhawla |
| Succeeded by | Lalthanhawla |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
11 June 1927 Pukpui, Assam, British India (now Mizoram, India) |
| Died | 7 July 1990 (aged 63) London, England |
| Cause of death | Lung cancer |
| Resting place | Treasury Square, Aizawl |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Mizo National Front |
| Spouse(s) | Lalbiakdiki |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | Leader of MNF First Chief Minister of Mizoram state |
| Religion | Christianity |
Laldenga was a Mizo politician and the first Chief Minister of Mizoram state in northeast India from 1986 till 1988. He is the founder of the Mizo National Front.
Originally a Havildar in the Indian Army, Laldenga later worked as an Accounts Clerk in the Government of Assam. Disappointed by the Government's indifference to the severe famine in the Mizo district in the late 1950s, he rebelled against the Government. As a leader of the Mizo National Front (MNF), he led a secessionist war seeking Mizo territory's independence from India. He was captured many times, and spent most of his time in exile in Bangladesh. The guerrilla movement lasted for sixteen years till the Mizoram Accord was signed in 1986, by which he became the Chief Minister. He won the first Mizoram Legislative Assembly election under statehood in 1987, and continued at the Chief Minister office for another year. He died of lung cancer in 1990.
Laldenga was born on 11 June 1927 in village Pukpui in the Mizo district of Assam (now in the Lunglei district of Mizoram). He joined the Indian Army and served up to Havildar. He resigned from the army and joined civil service as Accounts Clerk under Government of Assam in Aizawl.
Laldenga joined a voluntary organisation called Mizo Cultural Society, formed in 1955, as its Secretary. The society became Mautam Front in March 1960 to work for relief due to the Mautam famine that affected the entire Mizoram (which was then a district council of Assam). The government could not make efficient effort to provide basic survival needs, and this prompted the need for more powerful pressure group. The organisation was then renamed Mizo National Famine Front (MNFF) in September 1960. This soon evolved into a political organisation and ultimately became the Mizo National Front (MNF) on 22 October 1961.
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