Assam Movement

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The Assam Movement was a mass political agitation in the Indian state of Assam (late 1970s–1980s) led largely by Assamese organizations to demand the detection and deportation of undocumented immigrants and protect the region’s demographic and cultural identity.

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Assam Agitation 1
Assam Movement canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mass agitation
political movement
social movement
alsoKnownAs Assam Movement
surface form: Assam Agitation
country India
culminatedIn Assam Accord
dateOfAgreement 1985-08-15
endTime 1985
hasCause fear of becoming a minority in own state among Assamese people
inclusion of alleged illegal immigrants in electoral rolls
perceived large-scale illegal immigration from Bangladesh
perceived large-scale illegal immigration from East Pakistan
hasEffect Assam Accord
surface form: Assam Accord of 1985

changes in citizenship and immigration policy debates in India
communal violence in parts of Assam
formation of Asom Gana Parishad
increased ethnic tensions in Assam
rise of regionalism in Assam politics
hasMainGoal deletion of undocumented immigrants from electoral rolls
deportation of undocumented immigrants
detection of undocumented immigrants
protection of Assamese identity
protection of Assamese language and culture
protection of demographic balance in Assam
languageOfMovement Assamese
ledBy All Assam Gana Sangram Parishad
All Assam Students’ Union
locatedIn Assam
Northeast India
opposedBy Indian National Congress
surface form: Indian National Congress leadership at the time

sections of minority communities in Assam
opposedTo illegal immigration from Bangladesh into Assam
participant Assamese civil society organizations
Assamese students
regional political leaders in Assam
relatedTo National Register of Citizens in Assam
citizenship issues in India
resultedIn promise of constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards for Assamese people
promise of economic development for Assam
recognition of 24 March 1971 as cut-off date for detection of foreigners in Assam
significantEvent Assam Accord
Nellie massacre
boycott of elections in Assam
statewide bandhs and strikes
student-led protests
startTime 1979
timePeriod early 1980s
late 1970s
mid 1980s

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Assamese people politicalMovement Assam Movement
Assam Movement alsoKnownAs Assam Movement
this entity surface form: Assam Agitation