Leaders and Issues

10/2/1869 – 1/30/1948 Worked for Indian Rights

in South Africa (1893 – 1914)Indian Ambulance CorpBlack Act

Leaves when repealed

In IndiaYear of observationImprisoned for 6 years

Released after 2 – appendicitisFasts for 21 days

Advocates Self-Reliance Makes own cloth

Salt March (March 12 – April 5, 1930)

Dharasana Salt WorksDehli Pact

Leaves politics in 1934Re-enters in 1939

Viceroy announces India will join WWII

March 1941 – England announces India will be Free after WWINo fast enough – “Quit India” Movement Jailed again

Released in 1944Opposes separate Indias

August 15, 1947 – Independence Day15 million uprootedMassive violenceFasts – January 13-18, 1948

Shot by Nathuram GodseHindu who felt separate Indias were unacceptable

10/13/1875 – 12/15/1950 Worked with Gandhi Becomes first Home

Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of India

Leader of the Muslim LeagueAt first – Muslim – Hindu Unity1940 – Two Nation Theory

First Governor-General of Pakistan

Died of TB

11/14/1889 – 5/27/1964 First Prime Minister of India

Longest serving5 Year Plan – 1951Big on Education

Died of Stroke/Heart Attack