Yangmaso Shaiza
| Yangmaso Shaiza | |
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| Chief Minister of Manipur | |
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In office July 1974 – December 1974 |
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In office June 1977 – November 1979 |
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| Born | 1923 Ukhrul District, Manipur |
| Died | 1984 |
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| Spouse(s) | Hangmila Shaiza (m. 1949) |
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| Residence | Tangrei, Ukhrul District Headquarter, Manipur |
| Religion | Baptists |
Yangmaso Shaiza (1923-1984) was an Indian politician from the state of Manipur. He was the fourth chief minister of Manipur, and the first tribal politician from the hilly regions of Manipur to hold that post.
He was known for his political statesmanship as well as for his deep concern to bring peace in Manipur. Since he worked tirelessly to bring down ethnic clashes, tribal disunity, and communal strives among people, he was deeply admired, respected, and loved by people. Among many of the political personalities from this state, he remains as an exceptional leader who followed the policy of bringing down communalism, tribalism, and parochialism.
Yangmaso Shaiza was born in 1923 in Tangkhul Naga Community, and was raised in a Christian Protestant Baptist family at Ukhrul District. His father Shangyang Shaiza (1890-1968), was one of the first founding Educationist of the Tangkhul people living at Ukhrul. His father was among the Second Batch of the Tangkhuls attending Reverend William Pettigrew’s School at Ukhrul, learning Western education. His mother was Ningchungla Shaiza, the eldest daughter of H.A. Raihao, Chief or Headman of the Ukhrul District. He was the eldest among many of the illustrious sons of Shangyang and Ningchungla Shaiza. Being born in an educated family, it was not difficult for him to imbibe education and move on to become the most prominent political personality among the tribal communities living in the hilly regions of Manipur to date.
Yangmaso was known for being a bright and brilliant student when he started attending schools in Middle English School, Ukhrul, St. Johnstone School, Imphal, and Shillong. He eventually matriculated from Shillong, and went to graduate from the Scottish Church College at the University of Calcutta. He was among the Tangkhuls’ second batch, who graduated from college (the first batch and only personality being Major Bob Khathing, who graduated from Cotton College, Guwahati in 1929).
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