Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (or Kanglei Yaol Kanba Lup) is a
Meitei separatist group in the state of
Manipur
Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of ...
in
India
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formed in January 1994 by the unification of splinter groups like Ibopishak faction of the
Kangleipak Communist Party
Kangleipak Communist Party is a Maoist militant group in Manipur, India. Named after Kangleipak, the ancient name of Manipur, it was initially led by the communist ideologues — Ibohanbi and Ibopishak. The Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) had b ...
(KCP) along with
United National Liberation Front
The United National Liberation Front (UNLF), also known as the United National Liberation Front of Manipur, is a separatist insurgent group active in the state of Manipur in Northeast India which aims at establishing a sovereign and sociali ...
(UNLF) led by Namoijam Oken and the
People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) led by Meiraba. It was banned by the
Government of India
The Government of India ( ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, ...
.
References
1994 establishments in Manipur
Insurgency in Northeast India
Left-wing militant groups in India
Manipur politicians
Organisations designated as terrorist by India
Organizations based in Asia designated as terrorist
Political parties established in 1994
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