Dear Countrymen the genesis of Naga history remain, the same till its end.
The Nagas constituted a Union known as Naga Club in October 1918. Aliba Imti was its first President. The desire of the Nagas to live as separate Nation is deserved and to proclaim this truth to the whole world found its passage through this club on 10/1/1929. This club submitted a memorandum to the statutory commission lead by Sir. John Simon as its Chairman with Clement Atlee, M.P. and E. Codegan as a member visited Kohima. In pursuance of this memorandum the whole Naga areas were left as Naga Hills excluded area. Having presented the inspiration and given support to the sovereignty of the Nagas in formal function hoisted the Naga Flag on 1947 at Mission Compound Kohima. With this pride, on both the World Wars I & II we supported the world under the British Government by sending two strong contingents of (LC) Labour Corps consisting of 500 Labourers each. They returned to our land after the War is over.
The name of the Naga Club changed into NNC (Naga National Council). A. Z. Phizo occupied this August Office on December 1950 as its fourth President, prior to Indian Independence day in 1947. A.Z. Phizo headed a Naga delegation to meet Mahatma Gandhi the father of the Indian Nation in his Pangi Colony house in Delhi to reiterate the stand that the Nagas were and are sovereign people under British occupation and that when British left they wished to revert to this position without joining the Indian Union. Mahatma Gandhi assured them that Nagas were free to choose their political destiny and that no under circumstances would they be forced to joint Indian Union. The government of India refused to recognized Naga Independent alleging that the whole Naga territory under British occupation would be under Indian dominion in 1950 Indian constituent assembly invited the Nagas to join the Indian Union but it was rejected out rightly by the Nagas and conducted a plebiscite on 16th May, 1951 throughout Naga territories and voted to 99.9% in favour of Naga sovereign independent this plebiscite result was sent both the President and the Prime Minister of India and the Secretary General of (UNO) United Organization May’ 16th every year commemorated as Red Letter Day of all the Nagas. A day of remembering the historical plebiscite day and paying respect to our great leaders who had courageously- lead and participated in this scared event. Present A. Z Phizo that his great plebiscite was conducted. At the same time one cannot ignore the decisive declaration of the Naga Independent on 14th/08/1947 from British occupied Naga territories under the pioneering leadership of NNC through eminent former President such as Aliba Unit. This declaration of Naga Independence on 14th August 1947 followed by the I6th May’ 1951 plebiscite and the Republic Day on 22” March’ 1956 laid foundation of our Nation and this uniqueness is known to the World. The Government of India taking the Advantage of the non-violent attitude of the Nagas, they forcibly conducted the first and the second general election in 1952 and 1957 where as the Nagas boycotted both the general elections. This led to invade the Nagas territories beginning from 1954 and sent large contingent of army to fight against the unarmed Nagas. The government of Indian on the pursuit of political strategy convinced some Nagas opportunist to sign the Sixteen Points Agreements by which agreement curved out some portion of Nagas territories, the present so called Nagaland State in 1963. However, this was rejected between the Indian government and the Federal government of Nagaland in the initiatives of NBCC Rev. Michel Scot from the Great Britain Government to paved the way for talked yet ended in a dead lock in 1966. Since then the NNC is upholding the golden chain unbroken.
Kuknalim.
Temjenyanger Aier,
Chairman,
NNC Senior Leader
Chusel Angami,
Secretary,
NNC Senior Leader
