Which statement about Angami Zapu Phizo and the Nagaland independence movement is incorrect?

1) Angami Zapu Phizo initiated an armed struggle for Nagaland's independence.
2) He served as the president of the Naga National Council.
3) Angami Zapu Phizo spent the last three decades of his life in exile in China.
4) The primary goal of the movement was to achieve independent Nagaland.

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

3

The correct answer is Option 3 - 3

1) Angami Zapu Phizo initiated an armed struggle for Nagaland's independence. (Correct)
2) He served as the president of the Naga National Council. (Correct)
3) Angami Zapu Phizo spent the last three decades of his life in exile in China. (Incorrect)
4) The primary goal of the movement was to achieve independent Nagaland. (Correct)

CORRECTION in statement 3- Angami Zapu Phizo did not spend his exile in China; he spent the last three decades of his life in exile in the UK.

Angami Zapu Phizo (1904-1990): Leader of the movement for independent Nagaland; president of Naga National Council; began an armed struggle against the Indian state; went ‘underground’, stayed in Pakistan and spent the last three decades of his life in exile in UK.

The story of Nagaland is similar to Mizoram, except that it started much earlier and has not yet had such a happy ending. Led by Angami Zaphu Phizo, a section of the Nagas declared independence from India way back in 1951. Phizo turned down many offers of negotiated settlement. The Naga National Council launched an armed struggle for the sovereignty of Nagas. After a period of violent insurgency, a section of the Nagas signed an agreement with the Government of India but this was not acceptable to other rebels. The problem in Nagaland still awaits a final resolution.