Thuingaleng Muivah

Thuingaleng Muivah (born 3 March 1934) is an Indian politician and General Secretary of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland(I-M).^[1]

Thuingaleng Muivah
Born	(1934-03-03) March 3, 1934 (age 89) Somdal (Shongran), Manipur, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	General Secretary of the NSCN(I-M)
Organization(s)	1964–1980 NNC 1980–1988 undivided NSCN 1988–present NSCN(I-M)
Spouse	Pakahao Muivah
Parent(s)	Shangkathan Muivah, Luimala Muivah

Early career

He joined the Naga National Council (NNC), an armed group campaigning for secession of Nagaland from India.^[2] He subsequently became the General Secretary of NNC. When a group of NNC leaders signed the Shillong Accord of 1975 with the Government of India, Muviah and some others denounced them as traitors.^[3]

NNC to NSCN

In 1980, a faction led by Isak Chishi Swu, S. S. Khaplang and Muivah broke away from NNC to form the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN).^[4] The NSCN was formed as a result of discontentment with the Shillong Accord, and continued secessionist activities abandoned by the NNC. The group later split into NSCN(I-M) led by Swu and Muivah, and NSCN (K) led by Khaplang due to major disagreements.

Peace talks

NSCN (I-M) under the leadership of Thuingaleng Muivah and Isak Chishi Swu signed a ceasefire agreement with the Government of India in August 1997 after decades of engaging in hostile fighting with Indian security forces. The major breakthrough of the peace talk happened on 3 August 2015^[5] with the signing of a peace accord between Muivah led NSCN(I-M) & Narendra Modi led Indian Government.^[6]

References

1. Horam, Chonmipem (12 August 2010). "Who is Thuingaleng Muivah?". Zeenews.com. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
2. "A brief bio of Th. Muivah". Zee News. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
3. A. S. Atai Shimray (1 January 2005). Let Freedom Ring?: Story of Naga Nationalism. Bibliophile South Asia. pp. 103–104. ISBN 978-81-85002-61-3.
4. Professor Ranabir Samaddar (28 May 2015). Government of Peace: Social Governance, Security and the Problematic of Peace. Ashgate Publishing Limited. p. 139. ISBN 978-1-4724-3493-7.
5. "Peace Accord with India". New Indian Express. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
6. "On Th Muivah". Zee News. Retrieved 5 August 2015.