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Ethnic violence breaks out between the Meitei and the Kuki Zo people in the state of Manipur.
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2023–2025 Manipur violence
Ethnic violence in India
On 3 May 2023, ethnic violence erupted in India's north-eastern state of Manipur between the Meitei people, a majority that lives in the Imphal Valley, and the Kuki-Zo tribal community from the surrounding hills. According to government figures, as of 22 November 2024, 258…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Meitei people
Ethnic group of South Asia
The Meitei people, also known as Meetei people, are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group native to the Indian State of Manipur. They form the largest and dominant ethnic group of Manipur in Northeast India. They speak the Meitei language, one of the 22 official languages of the Republic…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kuki people
Ethnic group in India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar
The Kuki people, or Kuki-Zo people, are an ethnic group in the Northeastern Indian states of Manipur, Nagaland, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram, as well as the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Myanmar. The Kukis form one of the largest hill tribe communities in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Manipur
State in northeastern India
Manipur is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically the Sagaing Region to the east and Chin State to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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