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- The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) signed a historic tripartite peace deal with the Government of India and the state government of Assam.
- United Liberation Front of Assam was launched during the anti-foreigner’s movement of 1979.
- The Assam Accord, seeking to “find a satisfactory solution to the problem of foreigners in Assam”, was signed in 1985.
- In 1990, the Centre launched Operation Bajrang, leading to the arrest of 1,221 ULFA insurgents.
- Assam was declared a ‘disturbed area’, President’s rule was imposed and Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) was invoked.
- In 1992, one faction, later christened as Surrendered ULFA (SULFA), offered to surrender and engage in dialogue with the government.
- Some ULFA commanders like Arabinda Rajkhowa proposed peace talks with the government called as Rajkhowa-led pro-talk ULFA faction.
- The faction led by Paresh Baruah, known as ULFA-I, has not joined the peace process.
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