Salt March

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civil disobedience campaign event in the Indian independence movement nonviolent protest

The Salt March was a 1930 nonviolent protest led by Mahatma Gandhi against the British salt monopoly in colonial India, which became a pivotal act of civil disobedience in the Indian independence movement.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil disobedience campaign → event in the Indian independence movement → nonviolent protest →
aim	challenge to British authority → repeal of salt tax →
alsoKnownAs	Dandi March → Salt Satyagraha →
cause	British colonial salt laws → economic exploitation by British Raj →
colonialPowerOpposed	British Empire →
commemoratedOn	National Salt Satyagraha Memorial at Dandi →
country	India →
distanceTraveled	about 390 kilometers →
endDate	1930-04-06 →
follows	Non-Cooperation Movement →
hasEffectOn	delegitimization of British rule in India → rise of mass participation in Indian nationalism → strengthening of Gandhi’s leadership →
ideology	Gandhian nonviolence →
initialParticipants	78 followers of Gandhi →
leader	Mahatma Gandhi →
location	Dandi → Gujarat → Sabarmati Ashram →
mainEvent	Gandhi making salt from seawater at Dandi →
mediaCoverage	extensive international press coverage →
method	civil disobedience → nonviolent resistance →
movement	Satyagraha →
numberOfParticipants	thousands of Indians →
opposedTo	British salt monopoly → salt tax in British India →
organizedBy	Indian National Congress →
partOf	Indian independence movement →
politicalContext	British Raj →
precedes	Civil Disobedience Movement (1930–1934) →
result	international attention to Indian independence movement → mass civil disobedience against salt laws across India → widespread arrests of Indian leaders →
significance	iconic example of nonviolent protest in world history → turning point in Indian struggle for independence →
startDate	1930-03-12 →
year	1930 →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Civil Disobedience Movement ("Salt Satyagraha") → Salt March ("Dandi March") → Salt March ("Salt Satyagraha") →	alsoKnownAs
J. B. Kripalani ("Salt Satyagraha") → Rajendra Prasad ("Salt Satyagraha") → Sarojini Naidu →	participatedIn
National Salt Satyagraha Memorial at Dandi → National Salt Satyagraha Memorial at Dandi ("Dandi March") →	commemorates
British salt monopoly → Civil Disobedience Movement ("Dandi March") →	notableEvent
Indian National Congress movement → Indian independence movement →	significantEvent
National Salt Satyagraha Memorial at Dandi ("Sabarmati Ashram–Dandi route") →	associatedWith
British salt monopoly →	causeOf
British salt monopoly →	challengedBy
Dandi →	historicalEvent
Dandi ("Salt Satyagraha") →	movementAssociated
National Salt Satyagraha Memorial at Dandi ("Salt Satyagraha") →	namedAfter
Gandhi–Irwin Pact →	relatedEvent
Civil Disobedience Movement →	relatedTo
Civil Disobedience Movement →	triggerEvent
Satyagraha →	usedIn
Mahadev Desai →	wroteAbout