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The Zomi National Congress (ZNC) was a political organization in India and a registered political party in Myanmar (Burma), until its dissolution and renaming into the Zomi Congress for Democracy in 2012.〔(Zomi Congress for Democracy Facebook Page )〕 The ZNC was originally founded in India at Daizang, Manipur in 1972. Under the leadership of T. Gougin,〔http://gougin.blogspot.in/〕 and S. K. Samte, the organisation campaigned for the unification of the Zomi people in India and Myanmar, and submitted a memorandum〔Memorandum submitted to His Excellency V.V. GIRI, The President of India by the Zomi National Congress, Lamka http://www.zogam.org/documents.asp?article=documents_244〕 to the then President of India V. V. Giri. It was a major goal for the ZNC that the first ''World Zomi Convention'' be held at Champhai, Mizoram, India from 19–21 May 1988; a goal which was completed. ==History== In 1988, after the 8888 uprising, the ZNC branch in Myanmar (Burma) was registered as a political party. It was permitted to function as a political organisation until 1992, when the military junta abolished the party, and banned it from all political activities. Chin Sian Thang, 67, was chairman of the Zomi National Congress, until the party's dissolution. Elected as a Member of Parliament during Burma's ill-fated 1990 elections, he worked diligently for several years in defiance of the country’s ruling military junta. During the 1960s, Chin Sian Thang served as a leader of the Chin Ethnic Student Union while a student at Rangoon University. He has been imprisoned on at least six occasions by successive military regimes for his political activities between 1972 and 1999. In each instance, he served two years, during which he was subjected to brutal interrogations and torture, which has led to permanent health problems. He also served as a member of the Committee Representing People’s Parliament, a group supported by 251 candidates elected in 1990. Considered a moderate ethnic leader, Chin Sian Thang heavily promoted the CRPP as a rallying point for Burmese activists and ethnic leaders. He was the most outspoken elected ethnic leader in Myanmar. He is also the co-author of the book "''In Burma, a Cry for U.N. Help''".〔Washington Post, Thursday, 26 October 2006, p. A25〕 The party renamed themselves into the Zomi National Congress (ZNC), after new naming restrictions were imposed by the government leading up to the 2012 by-elections. The party registered as the ZCD in the Union Election Commission in 2012.〔(ZNC to register as the Zomi Congress for Democracy )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zomi National Congress」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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