August Movement
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August Movement, also known as August Kranti, refers to the 1942 Quit India Movement led by Mahatma Gandhi against British colonial rule in India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| August Movement canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian independence movement
ⓘ
civil disobedience campaign ⓘ mass protest ⓘ |
| cause | demand for immediate end of British rule in India ⓘ |
| commemorationDate | August 9 ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dateOfGandhiSpeech | 1942-08-08 ⓘ |
| GandhiCall | Do or Die ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
August Kranti
ⓘ
Quit India movement ⓘ
surface form:
Quit India Movement
|
| hasCommemoration |
August Kranti Day
ⓘ
surface form:
August Kranti Diwas
|
| inspiredBy | Gandhian philosophy of non-violence ⓘ |
| languageOfSlogan |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| leader | Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ |
| location | British India ⓘ |
| mainParticipant |
Aruna Asaf Ali
ⓘ
Indian National Congress ⓘ Jawaharlal Nehru ⓘ Jayaprakash Narayan ⓘ Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ Maulana Abul Kalam Azad ⓘ Ram Manohar Lohia ⓘ Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ⓘ Subhas Chandra Bose ⓘ |
| method |
boycott
ⓘ
civil disobedience ⓘ mass strikes ⓘ non-violent resistance ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Empire
ⓘ
British colonial government in India ⓘ |
| opposedTo | British colonial rule in India ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Indian National Congress ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| placeOfGandhiSpeech | Gowalia Tank Maidan ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British repression in India
ⓘ
Indian National Congress session of 1942 ⓘ Indian independence in 1947 ⓘ |
| result |
strengthening of Indian demand for independence
ⓘ
suppression by British authorities ⓘ widespread arrests of Indian leaders ⓘ |
| significance | major turning point in Indian freedom struggle ⓘ |
| slogan |
Do or Die
ⓘ
Quit India movement ⓘ
surface form:
Quit India
|
| startDate | 1942-08-08 ⓘ |
| startPlace |
Mumbai
ⓘ
surface form:
Bombay
Gowalia Tank Maidan ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
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