The Angami Women Organization, formerly known as Angamimiapfü Mechü Krotho, is an Indian public organization. It is the apex women organization of the
Angami Naga
Naga or NAGA may refer to:
Mythology
* Nāga, a serpentine deity or race in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions
** Phaya Naga, mythical creatures believed to live in the Laotian stretch of the Mekong River
** Naga, another name for Bakunawa, an ...
s.
History
Founded as ''Angamimiapfü Mechü Krotho'', the organization was renamed as Angami Women Organization in 2022.
In 2023, former President of the Angami Women Organization,
Salhoutuonuo Kruse, became the first woman from
Nagaland
Nagaland () is a States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, north-eastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south, and the Naga Sel ...
to be elected to the
Nagaland Legislative Assembly
The Nagaland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Nagaland. Nagaland became a state of India on 1 December 1963 and after election in January 1964, the first Nagaland Legislative Assembly was formed on 11 F ...
.
See also
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Angami Public Organization
The Angami Public Organisation is an Indian public organization. It is the apex organisation of the Angami Naga
Naga or NAGA may refer to:
Mythology
* Nāga, a serpentine deity or race in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions
** Phaya Naga, my ...
References
Ethnic organisations based in India
Organisations based in Kohima
Women Organization
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