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[[File:U Kiang Nangbah 2001 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|U Kiang Nangbah on a 2001 stamp of India]] | [[File:U Kiang Nangbah 2001 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|U Kiang Nangbah on a 2001 stamp of India]] | ||
'''U Kiang Nangbah''' was a [[ | '''U Kiang Nangbah''' was a [[Pnar people|Khasi (Pnar)]] freedom fighter from [[Meghalaya]] who led an uprising against the [[United Kingdom|British]]. He was hanged by the British publicly at Iawmusiang in [[Jowai]] town in West Jaintia Hills district on 30 December 1862. | ||
A postage stamp was issued by Government of India to commemorate him in 2001. A government college was also opened at Jowai in 1967 in his honour.<ref>[http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=dec3114/oth050 U Kiang Nangbah’s statue unveiled]. Assam Tribune</ref> | A postage stamp was issued by Government of India to commemorate him in 2001. A government college was also opened at Jowai in 1967 in his honour.<ref>[http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=dec3114/oth050 U Kiang Nangbah’s statue unveiled]. Assam Tribune</ref> | ||