The Mizo Peace Accord: the Memorandum of Settlement that ended two decades of insurgency
Background
Background to the 40th anniversary of Mizoram's Peace Accord Day, when Chief Minister Lalduhoma spoke of peace and stability.
The Memorandum of Settlement was signed in New Delhi on 30 June 1986 by R.D. Pradhan for the Centre, Lalkhama for Mizoram and Laldenga of the Mizo National Front (MNF).
The MNF agreed to end violence and abide by the Constitution, and the Centre agreed to grant statehood.
The conflict began in the early 1960s and lasted about two decades; Mizoram had been a district of Assam before becoming a union territory.
Signed on:
30 June 1986, New Delhi
For the Centre:
R.D. Pradhan
For the MNF:
Laldenga
Insurgency lasted:
About two decades
Why it matters for exams: The 1986 accord is the standard example of a negotiated end to an insurgency and of how statehood followed.
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In plain words
MNF Mizo National Front — The group led by Laldenga that signed the 1986 settlement.