Archive · 31 Oct 2025
NSCN-IM leader Thuingaleng Muivah returns to Manipur after 50 years
A very important leader named Thuingaleng Muivah, who is 91 years old, went back home to his village in Manipur.
He had been away for more than 50 years!
Muivah leads a group called the NSCN-IM, which has been trying to make peace for a long time.
His visit to his village, Somdal, and then to another place called Senapati, was a big event.
This happened after the Prime Minister had also visited Manipur recently.
Muivah's return is significant because he is a key figure in the peace talks for the Naga people.
People were both reverent and a little fearful of him.
After his visit in Manipur, he went to another state called Nagaland.
Thuingaleng Muivah, leader of the NSCN-IM, returned to his ancestral village in Manipur after over 50 years.
Muivah is a key negotiator in the 28-year-long Naga peace process.
His visit began on October 22, 2023, with a stay in Somdal village.
He later visited the Naga-dominated Senapati district before leaving for Nagaland.
Muivah's return is a significant event in the region, sparking political activity.
- Who
- Thuingaleng Muivah, 91-year-old patriarch of the NSCN-IM and key negotiator of the Naga peace process.
- What
- Returned to his ancestral village in Manipur after over 50 years in exile.
- When
- On October 22, 2023.
- Where
- Manipur, specifically his ancestral village Somdal and Senapati district.
- Why
- To visit his ancestral village and homeland after a long period of exile.
- Leader Name
- Thuingaleng Muivah
- Organization
- National Socialist Council of Nagalim's Isak-Muivah faction (NSCN-IM)
- Years in Exile
- Over 50 years
- Visit Dates
- October 22 onwards
- Locations Visited
- Somdal village, Senapati district