Zoramthanga was born on 13 July 1944 and is an Indian politician who is serving as the 5th Chief Minister of Mizoram since 2018 and from 1998 to 2008.
22 Facts About Zoramthanga
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Zoramthanga is the president of Mizo National Front party.
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Zoramthanga represents the Aizawl East I constituency in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly since 2018 and Champhai constituency from 1998 to 2008.
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Zoramthanga was second-in-command to Laldenga during the secession movement of Mizo National Front, and became the successor as the party leader, after MNF was a recognised political party, following the death of Laldenga in 1990.
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Zoramthanga's party lost the 2008 assembly elections to the Indian National Congress.
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Zoramthanga contested from both North and South Champhai constituencies and lost in both.
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Zoramthanga tendered his resignation to Governor MM Lakhera on 8 December 2008 and left office three days later.
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Zoramthanga has cited anti-incumbency as reason for the loss of his party.
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Zoramthanga returned as Chief Minister after his party came back to power in the 2018 state assembly elections.
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Zoramthanga was born to Darphunga and Vanhnuaichhingi on 13 July 1944 at Samthang village.
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Zoramthanga instead became the Headmaster at Champhai Vengthlang Middle School.
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Zoramthanga officially joined the Mizo National Front freedom movement in 1965, while in his last year of college.
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Zoramthanga was offered the position of a secretary for Run Bung Area, a responsibility he held for three years.
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Zoramthanga was appointed Leader of the Opposition in the legislative assembly.
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Zoramthanga was re-elected in the 2003 election becoming Chief Minister for the second time.
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Zoramthanga lost his candidature from two Champhai constituencies, Champhai North and Champhai South.
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Zoramthanga was elected from the Aizawl East-I constituency and became the Chief Minister of Mizoram on 15 December 2018.
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Zoramthanga was acquitted of charges on misuse of power in the case of Aii Puk, and as to the disproportionate wealth, the court "did not find sufficient evidence to prove" the allegations.
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In 2002, Zoramthanga's ministry created an agricultural development project largely to mitigate slash-and-burn system.
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Zoramthanga's son Ramdinpuia, backed by the church, disagreed and believed that it was a homicide.
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The newsletter asserted that in the interrogation of criminal suspects, one, Muanhlua claimed that he knew six people who were paid by Zoramthanga to make the murder, and a voice record which mentioned that Muanhlua demanded Zoramthanga a huge sum of money for keeping silent.
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On 17 May 2017, Zoramthanga filed a defamation case against Thansanga, as well as James Thanghmingliana, the publisher, and David M Thangliana, the editor.