1866: The British Raj establishes its first headquarters of the
Naga Hills District at Samaguting (present day
Chümoukedima).
1878: The headquarters was transferred to
Kohima creating a city that remains an important center of administration, commerce and culture for Nagaland.
1879: 4 October, British Political Agent
G. H. Damant and 35 of his team men were shot dead at
Khonoma which led the British Raj to return and respond. The subsequent defeat of Khonoma marked the end of serious and persistent ultimatums in the Naga Hills.
1986: 20 March, two students
Kekuojalie Sachü and Vikhozo Yhoshü were killed in indiscriminate firing by
Nagaland Police when they participated in a peaceful protest called by the
Naga Students' Federation (NSF) to rally against the state government's decision on the introduction of
Indian Police Service (IPS) cadres and the extension of the Disturbed Area Belt from 5 to 20 km along the Indo-Myanmar (Indo-
Burma) border. The event was so tumultuous that it led three Cabinet ministers and five State Ministers of Nagaland to resign.[4]
1988: 30 April, The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) splits into two—the NSCN Isak–Muivah (NSCN-IM) and the NSCN Khaplang (NSCN-K)
1866: The British Raj establishes its first headquarters of the
Naga Hills District at Samaguting (present day
Chümoukedima).
1878: The headquarters was transferred to
Kohima creating a city that remains an important center of administration, commerce and culture for Nagaland.
1879: 4 October, British Political Agent
G. H. Damant and 35 of his team men were shot dead at
Khonoma which led the British Raj to return and respond. The subsequent defeat of Khonoma marked the end of serious and persistent ultimatums in the Naga Hills.
1986: 20 March, two students
Kekuojalie Sachü and Vikhozo Yhoshü were killed in indiscriminate firing by
Nagaland Police when they participated in a peaceful protest called by the
Naga Students' Federation (NSF) to rally against the state government's decision on the introduction of
Indian Police Service (IPS) cadres and the extension of the Disturbed Area Belt from 5 to 20 km along the Indo-Myanmar (Indo-
Burma) border. The event was so tumultuous that it led three Cabinet ministers and five State Ministers of Nagaland to resign.[4]
1988: 30 April, The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) splits into two—the NSCN Isak–Muivah (NSCN-IM) and the NSCN Khaplang (NSCN-K)