Thepfülo-u Nakhro | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Chief Minister of Nagaland | |
| In office 14 August 1966 – 22 February 1969 | |
| Governor | Vishnu Sahay Braj Kumar Nehru |
| Preceded by | P. Shilu Ao |
| Succeeded by | Hokishe Sema |
| Speaker of Vidhan Sabha, Nagaland | |
| In office 1 December 1963 – 13 August 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | K. Shikhu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1913 |
| Died | 1986 (aged 72–73)[citation needed] |
| Party | Naga Nationalist Organisation |
| Nickname | T. N. Angami |
T. N. Angami (Thepfülo-u Nakhro) (1913 – 1986[citation needed]) was an Indian politician fromNagaland. He was the first Speaker of theNagaland Legislative Assembly, and later, the secondChief Minister ofNagaland state.[1]
Thepfülo-u was born the son of V N Angami inJotsoma village to a wealthyAngami Naga family in 1913.[2][3] He was schooled inKohima,Jorhat andShillong.[3] In 1943 he joined theIndian Army as a store keeper and served during theSecond World War. In 1946 he worked in the office of theDeputy commissioner of theNaga Hills District. He worked with the government in various capacities for five years, until he resigned in 1951 to join heNaga National Council. Besides politics, he was actively associated with various religious, social, and welfare organisations of the state.[4]
Angami began his political life in 1951 when he resigned from his job as an office assistant to join theNaga National Council, an organisation that he went on to head as its president.[4] Later, as the Council underAngami Zapu Phizo took to armed rebellion against theGovernment of India, Angami opposed Phizo. In 1957 T. N. Angami formed the Reforming Committee of the Naga National Council with the aims of opposing violence, winning over the rebels and restoring peace in Nagaland. In August 1957 the Reforming Committee convened an All Tribes Conference in Kohima that called for the constitution of theNaga Hills District and theTuensang Division of theNorth East Frontier Agency into a single administrative division within theUnion of India.[4][5]
The state of Nagaland was established in 1963 andP. Shilu Ao of theNaga Nationalist Organisation became its first Chief Minister. Following the1964 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election in 1964, Angami was elected its firstSpeaker.[6]
Following ano confidence motion against the government, Ao resigned as Chief Minister and was succeeded by Angami who served from August 1966 to February 1969.[7] As Chief Minister, he convened a Peace Mission and convinced the Government of India to take a more liberal view of the rebels and to grant them amnesty without preconditions. His efforts resulted in a ceasefire agreement between the Government of India and theNaga rebels.[8] In 1968, Angami made several demands to constitute a boundary commission to settle the border dispute between Nagaland and Assam. He also insisted that his government would not be a party to the creation of theNorth Eastern Council as the central government decided on it without consultation with Nagaland.[9] In the elections of 1969, the Naga Nationalist Organisation was voted back to power but Angami stepped down as Chief Minister and was succeeded byHokishe Sema.[10] Later, Angami shifted to theUnited Democratic Front and then joined theCongress(I).[11]