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History of Naxalbari

With inputs from T Sunil Reddy in Hyderabad and Binay Kumar Singh in Varanasi, The Times of India has an interesting article about The Rising: Naxalbari to now

1967 : Peasants' uprising at Naxalbari in Darjeeling. Many cadres and leaders from communist party state units support struggle. All India Coordination Committee of Revolutionaries (AICCR) set up.

1970 : First CPI (ML) congress is held in Calcutta. Charu Majumdar elected party general secretary. Revolutionary Writers Association (RWA) formed in Andhra Pradesh.

1972 : Majumdar arrested in Calcutta. Dies in lock-up.

1980 : People's War Group formed in AP. Later, CPI (ML) Red Flag is formed.

1986 : Bihar bans PWG and MCC. CPI (ML) organises a national women's convention in Calcutta.

AP bans PWG 1995 : A six-member CPI (ML) group is formed in Bihar Assembly. N T Ramarao relaxes ban on PWG for three months.

1996 : Five members of ASDC make it to Assam assembly; another member elected to Lok Sabha.

1999 : CPI (ML) Party Unity merges with PWG. Naxals kill MP transport minister to avenge the death of three top PWG leaders in police encounter.

2000 : PWG kills AP minister Madhava Reddy; blows up an MP police vehicle killing 23 cops.

2001 : Naxalite groups all over South Asia form a Coordination Committee of Maoist Parties and Organisations of South Asia (CCOMPOSA).

October 2003 : PWG attempt on AP CM Chandrababu Naidu

May 2003 : Chandrababu Naidu loses elections. Congress government calls for talks with Naxal groups

September 2004 : PWG and Maoist Communist Centre merge to form CPI (Maoist)

October 15 : AP government begins talks with CPI (Maoists)

December 16 : Ceasefire agreement between AP govt and Naxals lapses

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