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	\|president = [[Zoramthanga]]		\|president = [[Zoramthanga]]

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	==Origin==		==Origin==
	In 1959, the Mizo Hills were devastated by the [[Mautam]], a cyclic ~~phenonemon~~ where the flowering of bamboo plants result in a plague of crop-eating rats, in turn causing a famine.<ref>{{Citation\|last=Das Gupta\|first=Malabika\|title=Hunger, Governance Failure and Its Outcome: An Analysis of the Historical Experience of the Mizo Hills District of Undivided Assam\|date=2017\|url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-981-10-6274-2_18\|work=Inequality, Poverty and Development in India\|pages=351–362\|editor-last=De\|editor-first=Utpal Kumar\|place=Singapore\|publisher=Springer Singapore\|doi=10.1007/978-981-10-6274-2_18\|isbn=978-981-10-6273-5\|access-date=2021-10-12\|editor2-last=Pal\|editor2-first=Manoranjan\|editor3-last=Bharati\|editor3-first=Premananda}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Nag\|first=Sajal\|date=2001\|title=Tribals, Rats, Famine, State and the Nation\|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4410428\|journal=Economic and Political Weekly\|volume=36\|issue=12\|pages=1029–1033}}</ref>		In 1959, the Mizo Hills were devastated by the [[Mautam]], a cyclic phenomenon where the flowering of bamboo plants result in a plague of crop-eating rats, in turn causing a famine.<ref>{{Citation\|last=Das Gupta\|first=Malabika\|title=Hunger, Governance Failure and Its Outcome: An Analysis of the Historical Experience of the Mizo Hills District of Undivided Assam\|date=2017\|url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-981-10-6274-2_18\|work=Inequality, Poverty and Development in India\|pages=351–362\|editor-last=De\|editor-first=Utpal Kumar\|place=Singapore\|publisher=Springer Singapore\|doi=10.1007/978-981-10-6274-2_18\|isbn=978-981-10-6273-5\|access-date=2021-10-12\|editor2-last=Pal\|editor2-first=Manoranjan\|editor3-last=Bharati\|editor3-first=Premananda}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Nag\|first=Sajal\|date=2001\|title=Tribals, Rats, Famine, State and the Nation\|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4410428\|journal=Economic and Political Weekly\|volume=36\|issue=12\|pages=1029–1033}}</ref>

	Earlier in 1955, Mizo Cultural Society was formed, with Laldenga as its secretary. In March 1960, the name of the Mizo Cultural Society was changed to 'Mautam Front'.<ref>{{Citation\|last=Sati\|first=Vishwambhar Prasad\|title=Geostrategic Location, Political History and Development\|date=2017\|url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-45623-2_3\|work=A Sustainable Livelihood Approach to Poverty Reduction\|pages=31–33\|place=Cham\|publisher=Springer International Publishing\|doi=10.1007/978-3-319-45623-2_3\|isbn=978-3-319-45622-5\|access-date=2021-10-12\|last2=Vangchhia\|first2=Lalrinpuia}}</ref> During the famine of 1959–1960, this society took lead in demanding relief and attracted the attention of all sections of the people. In September 1960, the Society adopted the name Mizo National Famine Front (MNFF).<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2018-12-11\|title=What is the Mizo National Front?\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/what-is/mizo-national-front-mnf-mizoram-results-5488114/\|access-date=2021-10-12\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal\|last=Dommen\|first=Arthur J.\|date=1967\|title=Separatist Tendencies in Eastern India\|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2642421\|journal=Asian Survey\|volume=7\|issue=10\|pages=726–739\|doi=10.2307/2642421\|issn=0004-4687}}</ref> The MNFF gained considerable popularity as a large number of Mizo Youth assisted in transporting rice and other essential commodities to interior villages.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Goswami\|first=Namrata\|date=2009\|title=The Indian Experience of Conflict Resolution in Mizoram\|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09700160902907118\|journal=Strategic Analysis\|language=en\|volume=33\|issue=4\|pages=579–589\|doi=10.1080/09700160902907118}}</ref>		Earlier in 1955, Mizo Cultural Society was formed, with Laldenga as its secretary. In March 1960, the name of the Mizo Cultural Society was changed to 'Mautam Front'.<ref>{{Citation\|last=Sati\|first=Vishwambhar Prasad\|title=Geostrategic Location, Political History and Development\|date=2017\|url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-45623-2_3\|work=A Sustainable Livelihood Approach to Poverty Reduction\|pages=31–33\|place=Cham\|publisher=Springer International Publishing\|doi=10.1007/978-3-319-45623-2_3\|isbn=978-3-319-45622-5\|access-date=2021-10-12\|last2=Vangchhia\|first2=Lalrinpuia}}</ref> During the famine of 1959–1960, this society took lead in demanding relief and attracted the attention of all sections of the people. In September 1960, the Society adopted the name Mizo National Famine Front (MNFF).<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2018-12-11\|title=What is the Mizo National Front?\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/what-is/mizo-national-front-mnf-mizoram-results-5488114/\|access-date=2021-10-12\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal\|last=Dommen\|first=Arthur J.\|date=1967\|title=Separatist Tendencies in Eastern India\|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2642421\|journal=Asian Survey\|volume=7\|issue=10\|pages=726–739\|doi=10.2307/2642421\|issn=0004-4687}}</ref> The MNFF gained considerable popularity as a large number of Mizo Youth assisted in transporting rice and other essential commodities to interior villages.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Goswami\|first=Namrata\|date=2009\|title=The Indian Experience of Conflict Resolution in Mizoram\|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09700160902907118\|journal=Strategic Analysis\|language=en\|volume=33\|issue=4\|pages=579–589\|doi=10.1080/09700160902907118}}</ref>

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{{Infobox political party
|party_name = Mizo National Front
|colorcode =
|leader = [[Pu Laldenga]]
|president = [[Pu Zoramthanga]]
|secretary =
|ppchairman =
|foundation = 1961
|dissolution =
|headquarters = [[Aizawl]], [[Mizoram]]
|publication = ''Hruaitu Arsi''
|students =
|youth = [[Mizo National Youth Front]]
|women = [[Mizo National Women Front]]
|labour =
|peasants =
|ideology = [[Populism]] [[Mizo Nationalism]] [[Social liberalism]] [[Democratic socialism]] [[Social democracy]] [[Christianity]]<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mizoram/Mizo-CM-under-attack-over-Hindu-celebration/Article1-758866.aspx Mizo CM under attack over ‘Hindu celebration’] Hindustan Times - October 18, 2011</ref> [[Third Way (centrism)|Third Way]] [[Social populism|Social Populism]]
|international =
|colours = [[Blue]]
|position = [[Conservative]]
|eci = Regional Party
|alliance =
|symbol = Star
|website =
|country = India
}}

'''Mizo National Front (MNF)''' is a regional [[political party]] in [[Mizoram]], [[India]]. It held a [[March 1966 Mizo National Front uprising|major uprising]] in 1966. In 1986, it signed the [[Mizo Accord]] with the Government of India, ending the violence.

== References ==
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[[Category:Political parties in India]]
[[Category:1961 establishments in Asia]]
[[Category:Mizoram]]
[[Category:1960s establishments in India]]

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