United Mizo Freedom Organisation
United Mizo Freedom Organisation | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | UMFO |
| Founded | July 20, 1947 |
| Dissolved | 1955 |
| Split from | Mizo Union |
| Merged into | Eastern Indian Tribal Union |
| Ideology | Unification of the Lushai Hills with Burma |
United Mizo Freedom Organisation (UMFO), was a political party in the Lushai Hills (today the Indian state of Mizoram). UMFO was founded on 20 July 1947,[1] as a split from the Mizo Union.[2] At the time of Indian independence, UMFO was the second largest political force in the area.
UMFO's demand was the unification of the Lushai Hills with Burma.
In the 1952 Assam Legislative Assembly election (which the Lushai Hills at that time was part of), UMFO put up three candidates, none of whom were elected. In total, the party received 9070 votes (23.76% of the votes in those three constituencies).[3]
In 1955 UMFO merged with the Eastern Indian Tribal Union.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ S.K. Chaube (1999). Hill Politics in North-east India. Orient Longman. ISBN 9788125016953.
- ^ Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan (27 October 2021). "The birth of Mizoram: This book details the history of how each of India's states was formed". Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Assam" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2014.