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{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Kevichüsa Angami
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|size=100%|MBE}}
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| image = Kevichüsa Angami.jpeg
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1903|4|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Khonoma]], [[Naga Hills District, British India|Naga Hills District]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />(now Khonoma, [[Kohima district|Kohima District]], [[Nagaland]], [[India]])
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| death_date = 1990
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| office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Nagaland (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nagaland]]
| term = 1989–1990
| predecessor = [[Shikiho Sema]]
| successor = [[K. Asungba Sangtam]]
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| party = [[United Front of Nagaland]]
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| spouse = Germanthangi (Mannie) (m. 1931)
| children = 10, including [[Chalie Kevichüsa|Chalie]] and [[Tubu Kevichüsa|Tubu]]
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| source = http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2129.htm
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'''Kevichüsa Angami''' {{post-nominals|size=100%|MBE}} (born 15 April 1903 – 1990) was a Naga politician. He was a [[Member of Parliament]], representing [[Nagaland (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nagaland]] in the [[Lok Sabha]] the [[lower house]] of [[Parliament of India|India's Parliament]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7uqoCgAAQBAJ&dq=A.+Kevichusa&pg=PA103 | title=Evangelising the Nation: Religion and the Formation of Naga Political Identity | publisher=Routledge India | author=John Thomas | year=2015 | pages=103| isbn=9781317413998 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lvI6W-r3OIAC&dq=A.+Kevichusa&pg=PA95 | title=Encyclopaedia of North-East India | publisher=Kalpaz Publications | author=T Raatan | year=2003 | pages=95| isbn=9788178350684 }}</ref> He is regarded as the first Naga graduate. Kevichüsa was conferred the Member of the [[Most Excellent Order of the British Empire]] (MBE).<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Chophy|first=G. Kanato|title=Christianity and Politics in Tribal India: Baptist Missionaries and Naga Nationalism|publisher=State University of New York Press|year=2021|isbn=978-1-4384-8581-2|location=Albany, New York|pages=10}}</ref>

== Early Life ==
Kevichüsa Angami was born on 15 April 1903 to an [[Angami Naga]] family from [[Khonoma]]. He did his graduation from [[St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College|St. Paul's Cathedral College, Calcutta]].

His father Nisier Angami was the first Christian convert from Khonoma village. Kevichüsa was educated at Baptist Mission School.<ref name=":0" />

== Political Career ==
In the [[1969 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election]], Kevichüsa stood as the United Front's candidate from Dimapur Town and Dimapur Outer constituencies. He lost in both seats. While Kevichüsa polled 706 votes in the Dimapur Outer constituency, the Naga Nationalist Organisation candidate secured 3186 votes.<ref>{{Cite news|last=The Times of India News Service|date=13 February 1969|title=Good show by Naga ruling party is pleasant surprise|page=9|work=The [[Times of India]]}}</ref>

In 1971, as a candidate of the United Front of Nagaland, Kevichüsa stood against [[S. C. Jamir]] in the Lok Sabha elections. Jamir, then, was the Deputy Minister of Agriculture in the [[Indira Gandhi]] government.<ref>{{Cite news|date=3 March 1971|title=Brisk Polling|page=1|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> During the election campaign, Kevichüsa attacked the Naga Nationalist Organisation for its failure to implement the "16 Point Agreement" with the approval of the Indian government. He promised to work towards the negotiation of a new political settlement. Kevichüsa registered an overwhelming victory with 102,596 votes (63.3%) defeating Jamir.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Means|first=Gordon P.|date=1971|title=Cease-Fire Politics in Nagaland|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2642757.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3Ae8480bc7bee437619c124c4117de7f24|journal=Asian Survey|volume=11 (10)|pages=1005-1028|via=JSTOR}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Kevichüsa married Germanthangi on 15 October 1931. Together the couple had six daughters and four sons.

==Legacy==
In 2017, his family-run foundation–The Kevichüsa Foundation–instituted the ''A. Kevichüsa Citizenship Award'' to recognise an individual or group from the indigenous community who have 'championed, demonstrated, and embodied' the ideal of citizenship.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eastmojo.com/news/2020/11/30/naga-disability-rights-activist-receives-a-kevichusa-citizenship-award/ | title=Naga disability rights activist receives 'A Kevichusa Citizenship Award' | publisher=EastMojo | work=Medolenuo Ambrocia | date=30 November 2020 | accessdate=26 September 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2129.htm Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]

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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Nagaland]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Nagaland]]
[[Category:5th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:1903 births]]
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