Williamson A. Sangma | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Governor of Mizoram | |
| In office 21 July 1989 – 7 February 1990 | |
| Chief Minister | Lal Thanhawla |
| Preceded by | K. V. Krishna Rao |
| Succeeded by | Swaraj Kaushal |
| 1st Chief Minister of Meghalaya | |
| In office 2 April 1983 – 5 February 1988 | |
| Governor | Prakash Mehrotra Tribeni Sahai Misra Bhishma Narain Singh |
| Preceded by | B.B. Lyngdoh |
| Succeeded by | P. A. Sangma |
| In office 7 May 1981 – 24 February 1983 | |
| Governor | Lallan Prasad Singh Prakash Mehrotra |
| Preceded by | B.B. Lyngdoh |
| Succeeded by | B.B. Lyngdoh |
| In office 2 April 1970 – 3 March 1978 | |
| Governor | Braj Kumar Nehru Lallan Prasad Singh |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Darwin Diengdoh Pugh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 October 1919 Baghmara, South Garo Hills district |
| Died | 25 October 1990 (aged 71) |
| Political party | APHLC, INC |
Williamson Ampang Sangma (18 October 1919 – 25 October 1990), was a Garo leader, and the first Chief Minister of Meghalaya. He was also the first Governor of Mizoram among the Garos in 1989.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Williamson was a statesman, tribal leader, and a pioneer in leading the struggle for the creation of Meghalaya state.[6][8]
Meghalaya's first Chief Minister late Captain Williamson A Sangma was fondly remembered on his 19th death anniversary on Sunday with a special memorial service at Tura and his home town of Siju in South Garo Hills.
The first Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Capt Williamson A Sangma, is no longer known, people barely remember him. His birth place South Garo Hills is very backward in every aspect.
Mr. Jacob also recalled the first Chief Minister of the State and the first ever Governor of a State among the Garos, Capt. Williamson A Sangma – the Capt. Williamson Sangma Award was conferred to Mr. Justin Mc. Carty R. Marak
Captain Williamson A. Sangma – was the first Chief Minister Meghalaya. He was a true statesman and pioneer in the struggle for the people of the hills and a leader of the Congress. He was born in Baghmara, which is the only town in South Garo Hills District. Williamnagar, the headquarters complex of the East Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, was christened after Captain Williamson A. Sangma. Union civil aviation minister Praful Patel said in a statement recently that a proposal had been moved to name The Baljek airport in West Garo Hills after Captain Sangma.
The demand for a separate hill state emanated for the first time from Wilson Reade, chairman of the Khasi National Durbar. Reade was the most non-controversial figure in the Khasi-Jaintia politics. But it was Capt Williamson Amphlang Sangma who speeded the movement. Sangma was a moderate by temperament, training and conviction. Being cool and thoughtful, ever aware of the consequences, he was always calculative.