Nathuram Godse

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Nathuram Godse was an Indian nationalist and former RSS member who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi in 1948, becoming one of the most infamous figures in modern Indian history.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian nationalist
assassin
human
causeOfDeath execution by hanging
coFounderOf Hindu Rashtra Dal
convictedOf conspiracy to murder
murder of Mahatma Gandhi
countryOfCitizenship India
dateOfBirth 1910-05-19
dateOfDeath 1949-11-15
ethnicGroup Marathi people
familyName Godse
formerMemberOf Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
fullName Nathuram Vinayak Godse
gender male
givenName Nathuram
historicalReputation one of the most infamous figures in modern Indian history
ideologicalOppositionTo Mahatma Gandhi's policy of non-violence
Mahatma Gandhi's stance on Partition
languageSpoken English
Hindi
Marathi
locationOfAssassination Birla House, New Delhi
mannerOfDeath execution by hanging
memberOf Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
nationality Indian
nativeName नाथूराम विनायक गोडसे
notableEvent assassination of Mahatma Gandhi on 1948-01-30
notableFor assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
notableWork editor of the newspaper Agrani
editor of the newspaper Hindu Rashtra
occupation editor
political activist
perpetratorOf assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
placeOfBirth Baramati
Bombay Presidency
British India
placeOfDeath Ambala
Ambala Central Jail
Dominion of India
East Punjab
politicalIdeology Hindu nationalism
religion Hinduism
sibling Gopal Godse
targetOfAssassination Mahatma Gandhi
trialHeldIn Red Fort, Delhi
usedWeapon Beretta M1934 pistol
wrote final court statement justifying his actions

Referenced by (10)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Nathuram Godse ("Nathuram Vinayak Godse")
Nathuram Godse ("Nathuram Vinayak Godse")
Nathuram Godse ("Nathuram Vinayak Godse")
fullName
Nathuram Godse ("Gopal Godse")
Nathuram Godse ("Gopal Godse")
sibling
Mahatma Gandhi
assassinatedBy
Hindu Rashtra Dal
associatedWith
Hindu Rashtra Dal
ideologicalAlignment
Ambala Central Jail
notablePrisonerExecuted
Nathuram Godse ("Vinayak Vamanrao Godse")
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