Guwahati, Oct. 9 -- Adinno Z. Phizo, president of the Naga National Council (NNC) and eldest daughter of NNC leader Angami Zapu Phizo, passed away at a private hospital in Kohima on Thursday evening. She was 93.

According to a notification issued by the NNC and the Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN), Adinno died peacefully at around 8 pm on October 8 following a brief illness.

The NNC and FGN said she had continued to shoulder the responsibilities entrusted to her in the Naga national struggle and remained committed to the political institution and aspirations of the Naga people until her death.

Adinno assumed leadership of the NNC following the death of her father in London on April 30, 1990. Senior executive council members Khodao ...