T. N. Angami

T. N. Angami (Thepfülo-u Nakhro) (1913 – 1986) was an Indian politician from Nagaland. He was the first Speaker of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly, and later, the second Chief Minister of Nagaland state.

Early life Thepfülo-u was born the son of V N Angami in Jotsoma village to a wealthy Angami Naga family in 1913. He was schooled in Kohima, Jorhat and Shillong.

Political career Angami began his political life in 1951 when he resigned from his job as an office assistant to join the Naga National Council, an organisation that he went on to head as its president.

First speaker Monolith in honour of T. N. Angami at his native village, Jotsoma The state of Nagaland was established in 1963 and P. Shilu Ao of the Naga Nationalist Organisation became its first Chief Minister. Following the 1964 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election in 1964, Angami was elected its first Speaker.

Second chief minister Following a no confidence motion against the government, Ao resigned as Chief Minister and was succeeded by Angami who served from August 1966 to February 1969. 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 the Naga rebels. 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 the North Eastern Council as the central government decided on it without consultation with Nagaland. In the elections of 1969, the Naga Nationalist Organisation was voted back to power but Angami stepped down as Chief Minister and was succeeded by Hokishe Sema. Later, Angami shifted to the United Democratic Front and then joined the Congress(I).