Asia · 1951–1990
Naxalbari Uprising
The 1967 peasant revolt in Naxalbari that began the Naxalite movement.
In May 1967 peasants at Naxalbari in northern West Bengal seized land and clashed with police and landlords. Charu Majumdar, Kanu Sanyal, and Jangal Santhal were the leaders named in the source file. The local revolt was put down within months, but it gave its name to the wider Naxalite movement. The pin is the town of Naxalbari itself.
Theme. Peasant revolt · Land
Key figures. Charu Majumdar, Kanu Sanyal, Jangal Santhal
Outcome. The village revolt was suppressed. It became the starting point of the Naxalite movement.
Casualties. Police firings and clashes killed villagers and officers in 1967. Later decades of the wider conflict were far larger.
Influence. The name Naxalite comes from this uprising.