What the records say
- When
- 1967
- Kind
- Rebellion
- Coordinates
- 26.68° N, 88.20° E
- Description
- armed peasant revolt in 1967 in the Naxalbari block of Siliguri subdivision in Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Naxalbari uprising
Armed uprising in India
The Naxalbari uprising was an armed peasant revolt in 1967 in the Naxalbari block of Siliguri subdivision in Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India. It was mainly led by tribals and the radical communist leaders of Bengal and further developed into the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) in 1969.
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