Longri, as a Church leader, with full cooperation from CBCNEI, NBCC, and ABFMS made sincere efforts in mediating between rebels and the government to carve out a ceasefire agreement, to make them come to the negotiation table for peace talks, and to reconcile to the authorities of the Constitution of India.
Ceasefire agreement With already ten years of violence and destruction in an internal war between guerrillas and the government and an escalation during the 1964 Nagaland General Elections, Baptist Church under the leadership and guidance of Longri Ao and Kenneth Kerhuo, intervened for peace and held its third convention at
Wokha from 31 January 1964 to 2 February 1964. During the three-day convention, more than five thousand
Nagas, who referred to Longri Ao as the
Naga Prophet "crying in wilderness for peace"[sic], attended the convention. The convention made a resolution for proposed "Peace talk", and to requested the government to provide services of
Jayaprakash Narayan, National leader;
Bimala Prasad Chaliha,
Chief Minister of Assam; and Michael Scott, an
Anglican churchman, for exploring ways for speedy restoration of peace in Nagaland. Speaking at the convention, Longri said:Our paths are now stained with the blood of the innocent people. We do not know the way of peace. There is no fear of God in our heart...there seems no one who understands God and his righteous ways...The Nagas have been most unfaithful to a faithful God. They will, therefore, not go unpunished.... With cessation of the
ceasefire agreement, including almost dissolution of
Peace Mission by 1972, Longri Ao and other church leaders formed
Nagaland Peace Council (NPC) in 1974 with Longri Ao as its president till his death, and initiated the discussions and talks once again. The steps for peace talks initiated this time reached its climax with the promulgation of Indira Gandhi's
Emergency in 1975, as
Shillong Accord of 1975. Under his leadership, NPC was largely responsible for bringing an end to the major hostilities through the
Shillong Accord of 1975 during
President's rule in Nagaland. He held discussions with the underground leaders who were by then brought to the Chedema peace camp under "safe conduct arrangements." Since both the parties were desperate and determined to bring an end to the conflict and bring some sort of solution, a three-point agreement was concluded, to be known as
Shillong Accord - to surrender the arms [deposit at places to be settled later], accept the supremacy of the Constitution of India, and formulate other issues for final agreement. Shillong Accord was finally accepted on 5 December 1975, apparently opening a new political history in Nagaland bringing peace. Shillong Accord of 1975, however, was bluntly rejected by Isak Swu and Muivah, who were demanding not less than unquestionable sovereignty; thus,
National Socialist Council of Nagaland(NSCN) was formed by Isak Swu and Muivah to fight for their
sovereignty demand. Longri also took steps to initiate dialogues with NSCN and government. He died on 6 August 1981. ==Awards==