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About T. Sailo
- ?henphunga Sailo (1 January 1922 – 27 March 2015) was a Brigadier of the Indian Army, and the second and twice the Chief Minister of Mizoram, a state in northeast India.
- He was the creator of Mizoram People's Conference, one of the major political parties in Mizoram.
- He was a recipient of Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) and Padma Shri for his humanitarian works during his military service, and Mizo Award for his lifetime achievements. T.
- Sailo was the son of Vanchheuva, a Mizo chief of ?huampui village at Lunglei district.
- He studied at Serkawn Middle English School, Shillong High School (in Meghalaya), and Serampore College in Calcutta (now Kolkata).
- He earned his certificate of Intermediate of Science (higher secondary level) from the University of Calcutta.
- He immediately joined the British Army to serve in World War II.
- Recruited as Second Lieutenant in 1942, he became the first military officer among the Mizo people.
- He retired with the rank Brigadier in 1974.
- By then his native state was ravaged by political insurgency, and he soon set to humanitarian works and established the Human Right Committee, which he developed into a recognized political party named People's Conference (later renamed the Mizo People's Conference) in 1975. T.
- Sailo led his new party to victory in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly election in 1978, and he became the second Chief Minister.
- Re-election the next year also brought him the same victory and remained the Chief Minister till 1984.
- Though he was elected for MLA seat in the 1984 election, his party was overwhelmed by the Mizoram Congress party (under the Indian National Congress Party).
- He was appointed the Opposition Leader in the legislative assembly.
- He was subsequently elected in 1998 and 2008 but failed to uplift his party.
- He retired from politics in 2013, and at age 91 he was by then the oldest elected legislator.
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