United National Liberation Front
Banner of the United National Liberation Front
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| Abbreviation | UNLF |
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| Formation | November 24, 1964 Armed since 1990; 24 years ago |
| Legal status | Banned |
| Purpose | Sovereignty of Manipur |
| Headquarters | Manipur |
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Membership
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2,000 armed cadres (2005) |
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Chairperson
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Rajkumar Meghan alias Sana Yaima |
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Main organ
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Ningtam Meira (journal) |
The United National Liberation Front (UNLF), also known as the United National Liberation Front of Manipur, is an insurgent group active in the state of Manipur in the Northeast India which aims at establishing a sovereign and socialist Manipur.
The United Nation Liberation Front's movement manifested as a result of several similar movements of the same political agenda. The outfit was founded on 24 November 1964 with the following key personalities as its central committee members:
UNLF have nothing to demand from the Government of India but instead it is fighting to regain the lost sovereignty [of Manipur].
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), in September 2012, acknowledged that "the activities carried out by the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) are for bringing sovereignty in the state of Manipur." The UNLF has viewed the statement as "a big political victory."
The UNLF chairperson, R. K. Meghan alias Sanayaima, has been charged for "waging war" against India by the NIA, but the UNLF leader has voiced that the UNLF does not view India or its army as enemies, and "the UNLF only resist the Indian armed forces stationed in Manipur and to resist those people who engaged in colonial repression."
Sanayaima believes that Manipur is "under martial law," and has questioned the character and worthiness of the elections that had been held in Manipur. He further believes that "the most democratic means to resolve conflict is plebiscite."
The UNLF is one of the oldest insurgent organisation in the Northeast India. E. N. Rammohan, the former Director General of the Border Security Force, once wrote, "Of the five major (Imphal) valley underground groups, the UNLF's ideology is by and large intact. The senior leadership is well educated and has good organisational control."
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