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| name = Hokishe Sema | | name = Hokishe Sema | ||
| image =Hokishe Sema Official portrait 1985.jpg | | image = Hokishe Sema Official portrait 1985.jpg | ||
| order = 3rd | | order = 3rd | ||
| office = Chief Minister of Nagaland | | office = Chief Minister of Nagaland | ||
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| successor2 = [[Prabodh Dinkarrao Desai]] {{small|(Additional Charge)}} | | successor2 = [[Prabodh Dinkarrao Desai]] {{small|(Additional Charge)}} | ||
| birth_date = 6 March 1921 | | birth_date = 6 March 1921 | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_place = Sütemi, [[Naga Hills District, British India|Naga Hills District]] [[Bengal Presidency]] {{small|''(Now in [[Zünheboto District]], [[Nagaland]], India)''}} | ||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|1|31|1921|3|6|df=y}} | | death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|1|31|1921|3|6|df=y}} | ||
| death_place = [[Dimapur]], [[Nagaland]], [[India]] | | death_place = [[Dimapur]], [[Nagaland]], [[India]] | ||
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'''Hokishe Sema''' was an Indian politician. He was the third [[Chief Minister of Nagaland]]<ref name="Hokishe Reference1">{{cite news |title=Hokishe Sema, R.I.P. |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/hokishe-sema-rip/447667 |access-date=27 February 2021 |publisher=outlookindia}}</ref> and the [[List of Governors of Himachal Pradesh|fourth Governor of Himachal Pradesh]]. He was also a member of the drafting committee of Naga People's Convention. | '''Hokishe Sema''' (6 March 1921 – 31 January 2007) was an Indian politician. He was the third [[Chief Minister of Nagaland]]<ref name="Hokishe Reference1">{{cite news |title=Hokishe Sema, R.I.P. |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/hokishe-sema-rip/447667 |access-date=27 February 2021 |publisher=outlookindia}}</ref> and the [[List of Governors of Himachal Pradesh|fourth Governor of Himachal Pradesh]]. He was also a member of the drafting committee of [[Naga People's Convention]]. | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Sema was born on 6 March 1921 in the | Sema was born on 6 March 1921 in the Sütemi village in the erstwhile Naga Hills District (present-day Zünheboto District of Nagaland). He studied in Mokokchung Government School before proceeding to [[Serampore College]] and [[St. Anthony's College, Shillong|St Anthony's College]] in [[Shillong]].<ref name="Hokishe Reference2" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/north-east/proponent-of-peace-takes-his-last-bow/cid/736272|title=Proponent of peace takes his last bow|last=Chishi|first=H|date=1 January 2007|work=The Telegraph|access-date=5 February 2020}}</ref> He joined government service in the 1950s as a school inspector,<ref name="Hokishe Reference2" /> later serving as an assistant commissioner of the then [[Naga Hills District, British India|Naga Hills district]] of undivided Assam.<ref name="Hokishe Reference2" /> | ||
== Political career == | == Political career == | ||
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He lost his seat to [[Rano M. Shaiza]] in 1977. In the 1980s he was the leader of the [[Congress (I)]]. In 1986 he became Chief Minister for brief period.<ref name="Hokishe Reference2" /> | He lost his seat to [[Rano M. Shaiza]] in 1977. In the 1980s he was the leader of the [[Congress (I)]]. In 1986 he became Chief Minister for brief period.<ref name="Hokishe Reference2" /> | ||
Sema's tenure as chief minister is remembered for the role he played in getting Naga underground members to surrender and their subsequent integration and redeployment<ref name="Hokishe Reference2" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/hokishe-sema-rip/447667|title=Hokishe Sema, R.I.P.|website=Outlook (India)|access-date=2020-02-11}}</ref> as a full battalion of the [[Border Security Force]]. From 1969 to 1974 and 1982–1987, his government provided [[Nagaland]] with a measure of political stability.<ref name="rediff">{{cite web|title=Hokishe Sema elected Nagaland BJP chief|url=http://www.rediff.com/election/2003/mar/03naga.htm| | Sema's tenure as chief minister is remembered for the role he played in getting Naga underground members to surrender and their subsequent integration and redeployment<ref name="Hokishe Reference2" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/hokishe-sema-rip/447667|title=Hokishe Sema, R.I.P.|website=Outlook (India)|access-date=2020-02-11}}</ref> as a full battalion of the [[Border Security Force]]. From 1969 to 1974 and 1982–1987, his government provided [[Nagaland]] with a measure of political stability.<ref name="rediff">{{cite web|title=Hokishe Sema elected Nagaland BJP chief|url=http://www.rediff.com/election/2003/mar/03naga.htm|work=Rediff.com}}</ref> | ||
== Later political career == | == Later political career == | ||
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In 2003 he was re-elected to the [[Nagaland Legislative Assembly]] as the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate<ref name="Hokishe Reference2" /> from [[Dimapur-I (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dimapur-I constituency]].<ref>[[Election Commission of India]]: [http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/SE_Feb_2003/StatReport2003_NL.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 2003 to the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050529125900/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/SE_Feb_2003/StatReport2003_NL.pdf |date=29 May 2005 }}</ref> He became leader of the BJP's legislature party and chairman of the ruling [[Democratic Alliance of Nagaland]]<ref name="Hokishe Reference2">{{cite news |title=Hokishe Sema, R.I.P. |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/hokishe-sema-rip/447667 |access-date=27 February 2021 |publisher=outlookindia |date=1 February 2007}}</ref> with [[Neiphiu Rio]] as Chief Minister. | In 2003 he was re-elected to the [[Nagaland Legislative Assembly]] as the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate<ref name="Hokishe Reference2" /> from [[Dimapur-I (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dimapur-I constituency]].<ref>[[Election Commission of India]]: [http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/SE_Feb_2003/StatReport2003_NL.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 2003 to the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050529125900/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/SE_Feb_2003/StatReport2003_NL.pdf |date=29 May 2005 }}</ref> He became leader of the BJP's legislature party and chairman of the ruling [[Democratic Alliance of Nagaland]]<ref name="Hokishe Reference2">{{cite news |title=Hokishe Sema, R.I.P. |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/hokishe-sema-rip/447667 |access-date=27 February 2021 |publisher=outlookindia |date=1 February 2007}}</ref> with [[Neiphiu Rio]] as Chief Minister. | ||
He authored ''The Emergence of Nagaland'' in 1986.<ref>{{cite book|title=Emergence of Nagaland: socio-economic and political transformation and the future|url=https://books.google.com/?id=8UVuAAAAMAAJ| | He authored ''The Emergence of Nagaland'' in 1986.<ref>{{cite book|title=Emergence of Nagaland: socio-economic and political transformation and the future|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8UVuAAAAMAAJ|last1=Sema|first1=Hokishe|year=1986|isbn = 9780706930313}}</ref> | ||
== Death == | == Death == | ||