United Tribal Nationalist Liberation Front
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United Tribal Nationalist Liberation Front, a regional political party
in Assam
, India
. UTNLF was launched by the PTCA (Progressive) (splinter group of Plain Tribals Council of Assam
) in 1984. UTNLF demands statehood for the Bodo
areas.
The UTNLF led a violent campaign during the 1990s against both the Assamese
and the Indian military units in the area.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. UTNLF was launched by the PTCA (Progressive) (splinter group of Plain Tribals Council of Assam
Plain Tribals Council of Assam
The Plain Tribals Council of Assam is a political party in the Indian state of Assam. In 1966, the PTCA launched a militant agitation for a separate tribal state called 'Udayachal'....
) in 1984. UTNLF demands statehood for the Bodo
Bodo
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areas.
The UTNLF led a violent campaign during the 1990s against both the Assamese
Assamese people
The Assamese people are a well-defined subgroup of People of Assam. Though sometimes they are defined as the Assamese-speaking Indo-Aryans of the Brahmaputra valley,, this definition is not legally binding...
and the Indian military units in the area.