Chalie Kevichüsa

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Chalie Kevichüsa
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Kevichüsa as a young man
Born
Thechazelhu Chalie Kevichüsa

(1943-05-13)13 May 1943
Kohima, Naga Hills District, Assam Province, British India (Now in Nagaland, India)
Died23 September 1992(1992-09-23) (aged 49)
Dimapur, Nagaland
EducationSt. Edmund's College, Shillong (BA)
OccupationExecutive editor and Publisher,
Spouse(s)
Seyievino Kevichüsa
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(m. 1971)​
Parent(s)
RelativesTubu Kevichüsa (brother)

Thechazelhu Chalie Kevichüsa (13 May 1943 – 23 September 1992) was a Naga journalist who was also involved in politics. He was the executive editor and publisher of from June 1976 until his assassination in September 1992.[1][2]

Early life[]

Thechazelhu Chalie Kevichüsa was born on 13 May 1943 at Mission Compound, Kohima. His mother and father were Germanthangi and A. Kevichüsa. His mother is Mizo originating from present-day Mizoram. His father is Angami Naga originating from Khonoma.[1]

In 1967, he completed his graduation with a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Edmund's College, Shillong.[1]

Assassination[]

Chalie Kevichüsa was assassinated on Wednesday, 23 September 1992. He was dropping his daughter for her tuition class, when armed men from the NSCN-IM opened fire on his vehicle after several days of tracking his movements at Fellowship Colony, Dimapur. Kevichüsa was killed and his daughter was wounded.[3][4]

Reactions[]

Large protest processions were held in Dimapur and Kohima against his killing, and a large number of people turned out at his funeral.[4]

NSCN-IM's response[]

In his interview with Deepak Dewan, the Political Editor of North East Sun Magazine on 28 November 1998 when asked about Chalie Kevichüsa, Thuingaleng Muivah said:

“Mr. Chalie joined politics and started propagating the Shillong Accord very actively. There were some persons who had been given the authority of settling the Indo–Naga issue among themselves, sidelining most other forces. We have to make them realise their mistakes. In the process many will die. Chalie's killing, whether by us or by anyone else will not be a surprise. Thousands of Nagas are dying and many more will die. There is not much reason why Kevichüsa and Chalie be singled out or Lungshim[a] should be singled out ”

— (Quote: North East Sun Magazine, from 28 November 1998 interview)

Personal life[]

Kevichüsa married Seyievino on 20 January 1971. Together the couple had three daughters and two sons.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Lungshim Shaiza was assassinated by the NSCN on 27 January 1990. He was the younger brother of Yangmaso Shaiza, the 4th Chief Minister of Manipur.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "A tribute to Chalie Kevichusa". Nagaland Post. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. ^ Haralu, Lhusi and Chandola, Mene.: Chalie, A Life Remembered, 1943–1992, 2012.
  3. ^ "Lament for a Tree – Chalie Kevichusa". Eastern Mirror. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b Hazarika, Sanjoy.: Strangers Of The Mist: Tales of War and Peace from India's Northeast, 2000. Penguin UK.
  5. ^ U A Shimray (2007). Lungshim Shaiza was assassinated. Mittal Publications. p. 252. ISBN 978-8183241816.

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