Chief Minister of Mizoram (11 June 1927 – 7 July 1990)
Laldenga
4th Chief Minister of Mizoram
In office 21 August 1986 – 7 September 1988
Governor
H. S. Dubey Hiteswar Saikia
Lieutenant Governor
Hiteswar Saikia
Preceded by
Lalthanhawla
Succeeded by
President's rule
Personal details
Born
(1927-06-11)11 June 1927 Pukpui, Assam, British India (now Mizoram, India)
Died
7 July 1990(1990-07-07) (aged 63) London, United Kingdom
Cause of death
Lung cancer
Resting place
Treasury Square, Aizawl
Political party
Mizo National Front
Spouse
Lalbiakdiki
Occupation
Politician
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Laldenga (11 June 1927 – 7 July 1990) was a Mizo separatist and politician from Mizoram in northeast India.[1][2] He was the founder of the Mizo National Front, a social organisation turned political party. He was the first Chief Minister of Mizoram as a federated state, the office of which he held from 1986 to 1988.
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 Mizo Accord was signed in 1986, by which he became the Chief Minister of the new state of Mizoram. 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.[3]
^Lalremruata, A.H. (4 January 2019). "Deputy Chief Minister Pu Tawnluia'n Pu Laldenga thlan a tlawh" [Deputy Chief Minister Pu Tawnluia visited Pu Laldenga's grave]. dipr.mizoram.gov.in (in Mizo). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^"28 years on, Laldenga is still Mizoram's tallest leader". The Indian Express. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^"Laldenga Passes due to Lung Cancer". Time of India. 11 March 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
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