Annie Besant

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Annie Besant was a prominent British socialist, theosophist, and political activist who became a leading advocate for Indian self-rule and president of the Indian National Congress.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
orator
political activist
socialist
theosophist
writer
causeOfDeath natural causes
citizenship British
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1847-10-01
dateOfDeath 1933-09-20
educatedAt home education
ethnicGroup English
familyName Besant
fullName Annie Besant
givenName Annie
knownFor Home Rule movement in India
advocacy of Indian self-rule
campaigns for birth control
leadership in the Theosophical Society
secularism and free thought
languageSpoken English
maritalStatus divorced
memberOf Fabian Society
Indian National Congress
National Secular Society
Theosophical Society
movement Indian independence movement
socialism
theosophy
notableWork Esoteric Christianity
The Ancient Wisdom
The Laws of Higher Life
occupation educationist
journalist
politician
social reformer
placeOfBirth London
United Kingdom
placeOfDeath Adyar
British India
Madras Presidency
positionHeld President of the Indian National Congress
President of the Theosophical Society Adyar
leader of the Home Rule League
religion Anglicanism (former)
Theosophy
atheism (former)
residence Adyar
London
Madras
sexOrGender female
spouse Frank Besant


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