How much do you know about Gandhi and India's struggle for independence?

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Qui était Gandhi?

Comment a-t-il mené la campagne pour l'indépendance de l'Inde?

Quelle a été l'influence de Gandhi dans le monde?

Où est né Gandhi et où a-t-il été formé comme avocat?

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  • Gandhi was an Indian lawyer and political activist.
  • He used nonviolent resistance to lead the campaign for India's independence from British rule.
  • He inspired movements for civil rights and freedom worldwide.
  • Gandhi was born in 1869 in Gujarat, India, and trained as a lawyer in London.
  • He lived in South Africa for 21 years, where he first employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights.
  • Gandhi returned to India in 1915 and assumed leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921.
  • He led campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, building religious and ethnic amity, ending untouchability, and achieving self-rule.
  • Gandhi was imprisoned many times in both South Africa and India.
  • In 1947, Britain granted independence to India, but the country was partitioned into two dominions, sparking religious violence.
  • Gandhi undertook several hunger strikes to stop the violence and pressure India to pay out cash assets owed to Pakistan.

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