First contact with the British. The British received right of revenue over the area.
First report of the Garos in British records.
The formal separation of the Garo Hills from the plains that provided a blueprint for the British’s future policies towards the Garos.
First contact with the British according to their records.
David Scott met with Tirot Singh seeking permission to construction a road from Rni in Kamrup district via Nongkhlaw to the Surmah valley.
Construction of road from the valleys of Brahmaputra to Surmah opposed.
Construction of road from the valleys of Brahmaputra to Surmah opposed.
Clashes between Khasis and British. Tirot Singh made plans to expel the foreigners from his land.
Notice given to Rajendra Sing, the Syiem of Jaintiapur, notifying him that his Hima became part of British India.
Death of U Tirot Singh. U Tirot Singh started revolts against the British Raj which ultimately led to his capture and subsequent arrest.
U Kiang Nangbah led an uprising against the British and was hanged by the British publicly at Iawmusiang in Jowai, West Jaintia Hills district.
Death of Pa Togan Sangma. Under the leadership of Pa Togan Sangma the Garo people retaliated against the British but were ultimately defeated and Garo Hills was annexed by the British.
Goalpara, Kamrup, Darrang, Nowgong, Sibsagar, Lakhimpur, Khasi and Jaintia Hills, Naga Hills, Garo Hills, and the district of Cachar were separated from the administration of the Government of Bengal.
Goalpara, Kamrup, Darrang, Nowgong, Sibsagar, Lakhimpur, Khasi and Jaintia Hills, Naga Hills, Garo Hills, and the district of Cachar were separated from the administration of the Government of Bengal.
Goalpara, Kamrup, Darrang, Nowgong, Sibsagar, Lakhimpur, Khasi and Jaintia Hills, Naga Hills, Garo Hills, and the district of Cachar were separated from the administration of the Government of Bengal.
The establishment of the Jaintia National Conference.
A member of the Garo community, Jangin Sangma, was nominated to the Legislative Council in Assam.
Formation of Khasi National Durbar (KND).
Creation of the Khasi States Federation.
Creation of Garo National Council (GNC).
Khasi States Federation reactivated as the Federation of Khasi States.
The Jaintia National Conference decides to join the Federation of Khasi States in its meeting in Jowai.
The United Khasi and Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council inaugurated, with eighteen members.
The United Khasi and Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council inaugurated, with eighteen members.
Black Flag demonstration day observed led by the Khasi Student Association under the leadership of Mr. Hoover Hynniewta, Stephenson Lyngdoh and others.
Captain Williamson A. Sangma convened a meeting at Shillong in June 1954 in which he emphasized the importance for immediate action regarding the formation of a unified hill state.
Capt Williamson Sangma chairs a meeting in Tura regarding the fight for autonomy. The Garo National Council supported KND demand for full autonomy.
The Tura Conference held, with the decision to submit the memorandum to the State Reorganisation Commission to demand for a separate state from Assam.
Formation of The Eastern India Tribal Union.
The inclusion of Assamese Language Bill and subsequent protests held in Khasi Hills.
The inclusion of Assamese Language Bill and subsequent protests held in Jaintia Hills.
The inclusion of Assamese Language Bill and subsequent protests held in Garo Hills.
All Party Hill Leaders Conference (APHLC) formed with the GNC becoming its founding member and Capt Williamson Sangma its Chairman.
All Party Hill Leaders Conference (APHLC) formed with the GNC becoming its founding member and Capt Williamson Sangma its Chairman.
All Party Hill Leaders Conference (APHLC) formed with the GNC becoming its founding member and Capt Williamson Sangma its Chairman.
The Khasi, Jaintia, and Garo People are unified in their fight for Statehood. The inclusion of all the tribal people impacted the movement heavily and led to the creation of Meghalaya 12 years later.
Proposal given by APHLC on creation of Eastern Frontier State which was rejected.
Prime Minister Nehru offered Scottish Pattern to APHLC.
APHLC last meeting with Nehru in which he proposes the Nehru Plan.
Shastri appointed the Pataskar Commission to implement the Nehru Plan.
APHLC rejected Pataskar Commission report. Indira Gandhi visited Shillong for the first time.
Government appointed a twelve member Ashok Mehta Committee to review federal plan. APHLC rejected and boycotted Ashok Mehta Committee recommendations.
Government announced Autonomous State (Meghalaya) within Assam in September APHLC agreed to give the plan a fair trial in October.
Launching of the Non Violent Direct Action (NVDA) by the APHLC.
On 10 October a Non-violent Direct Action agitation starts with thousands marching and surrounding the Assam Secretariat in Shillong.
The Assam Reorganization Bill (Meghalaya) put forward on 15th December.
On 24th December 1969 the Assam Reorganisation Bill was passed in both houses of Parliament thereafter known as the Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act of 1969, a beautiful Christmas gift to the people of the hill state.
On 29th December 1969 the Assam Reorganisation Bill received the assent of the President.
APHLC accepted Autonomous State Plan. Parliament enacted the Assam Re-organisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969 and brought it into force on 2 April 1970. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi inaugurates the new autonomous state. The new ministry includes Capt. Williamson. A. Sangma, Mr. Stanley Nichols Roy, Mr. Edwin Bareh, Mr. Stanford Marak and Mr. B.B. Lyngdoh.
The North-East Reorganisation Act came into fruition whereby Meghalaya became a full-fledged State. It received the assent of the President on the 30th December 1971.
Indira Gandhi inaugurated Meghalaya as a full-fledged state on 21 January.
