P. Shilu Ao | |
|---|---|
| 1st Chief Minister of Nagaland | |
| In office 1 December 1963 – 14 August 1966 | |
| Governor | Vishnu Sahay |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | T. N. Angami |
| Constituency | Impur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | P. Shilu Ao 24 December 1916 Longjang, Naga Hills District, Assam Province, British India (Now in Mokokchung District, Nagaland, India) |
| Died | 19 September 1988 (aged 71) Mokokchung, Mokokchung District, Nagaland, India |
| Political party | Naga People's Convention, Naga Nationalist Organisation |
| Alma mater | Cotton University, Gauhati University |
P. Shilu Ao (24 December 1916 – 19 September 1988) was an Indian politician who was involved in the negotiations leading to the creation of Nagaland, in the north-eastern part of India, as one of the states and territories of India in December 1963. Ao then served as the first Chief Minister of Nagaland until August 1966. Ao played a part in persuading the Indian Government and the Lok Sabha to grant Nagaland separate statehood but was not able to reconcile many Naga nationalists who regarded him and his party, as stooges of the central government.[1]
- ^ Nag, pp. 270-271