Independence movements

Timeline: Chittagong Hill Tracts self-government

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  1. · Other

    Chittagong Hill Tracts insurgency, 1977-1997

    A two-decade armed conflict over Jumma autonomy and land rights, fuelled by state-sponsored Bengali settlement, ended with a negotiated peace accord.

    Significance here: The defining armed conflict of the modern Jumma self-government movement, ended by negotiation rather than military victory for either side.

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    Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord, 1997

    A negotiated settlement created a substantially autonomous Regional Council for the Hill Tracts, ending the first phase of the conflict.

    Significance here: Established the most significant devolved self-government arrangement for the Jumma peoples to date, though implementation has remained contested.

  3. · Other

    Emergence of the Kuki-Chin National Front, 2021-2023

    A newer armed group representing different ethnic communities than the PCJSS emerged demanding a separate state within the Hill Tracts.

    Significance here: A distinct and more recent challenge to the Hill Tracts' political order, illustrating that Jumma self-government demands are not represented by a single unified movement.

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