1946 Passive Resistance Campaign
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The 1946 Passive Resistance Campaign was a nonviolent protest movement in South Africa led primarily by Indian organizations to oppose discriminatory apartheid-era legislation, especially the Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1946 Passive Resistance Campaign canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1946 Passive Resistance Campaign Context triple: [Natal Indian Congress, participatedIn, 1946 Passive Resistance Campaign]
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A.
Salt March
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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B.
Kheda Satyagraha
Kheda Satyagraha was a 1918 nonviolent peasant tax resistance movement in the Kheda district of Gujarat, led by Mahatma Gandhi as an early major campaign in India’s struggle for independence.
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C.
Gandhi–Irwin Pact
The Gandhi–Irwin Pact was a 1931 political agreement between Mahatma Gandhi and Viceroy Lord Irwin that temporarily ended the Civil Disobedience Movement and paved the way for Indian participation in the Second Round Table Conference.
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D.
Champaran Satyagraha
Champaran Satyagraha was a 1917 nonviolent peasant uprising in Bihar led by Mahatma Gandhi against oppressive indigo plantation policies, marking his first major civil disobedience movement in India.
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E.
Non-Cooperation Movement
The Non-Cooperation Movement was a major mass protest led by Mahatma Gandhi in the early 1920s that mobilized Indians to withdraw from British institutions and boycott colonial rule as part of the struggle for independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1946 Passive Resistance Campaign Target entity description: The 1946 Passive Resistance Campaign was a nonviolent protest movement in South Africa led primarily by Indian organizations to oppose discriminatory apartheid-era legislation, especially the Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act.
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A.
Salt March
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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B.
Kheda Satyagraha
Kheda Satyagraha was a 1918 nonviolent peasant tax resistance movement in the Kheda district of Gujarat, led by Mahatma Gandhi as an early major campaign in India’s struggle for independence.
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C.
Gandhi–Irwin Pact
The Gandhi–Irwin Pact was a 1931 political agreement between Mahatma Gandhi and Viceroy Lord Irwin that temporarily ended the Civil Disobedience Movement and paved the way for Indian participation in the Second Round Table Conference.
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D.
Champaran Satyagraha
Champaran Satyagraha was a 1917 nonviolent peasant uprising in Bihar led by Mahatma Gandhi against oppressive indigo plantation policies, marking his first major civil disobedience movement in India.
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E.
Non-Cooperation Movement
The Non-Cooperation Movement was a major mass protest led by Mahatma Gandhi in the early 1920s that mobilized Indians to withdraw from British institutions and boycott colonial rule as part of the struggle for independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonviolent resistance campaign
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political campaign ⓘ protest movement ⓘ |
| country |
Dominion of South Africa
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surface form:
Union of South Africa
|
| ethnicFocus |
Indians in South Africa
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surface form:
South African Indians
|
| followedBy |
Defiance Campaign of 1952
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surface form:
1952 Defiance Campaign
|
| hasCause | Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
mass arrests of protesters
ⓘ
use of Gandhian tactics ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-apartheid South Africa ⓘ |
| inspired |
Defiance Campaign of 1952
ⓘ
later anti-apartheid resistance campaigns ⓘ |
| languageOfActivism |
English
ⓘ
Gujarati ⓘ Hindi ⓘ |
| leader |
Dr G. M. Naicker
ⓘ
M. D. Naidoo ⓘ Monty Naicker ⓘ Yusuf Dadoo ⓘ |
| location | South Africa ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Indian political rights in South Africa
ⓘ
opposition to racial discrimination ⓘ |
| movementType |
civil disobedience
ⓘ
passive resistance ⓘ |
| opponent |
Smuts government
ⓘ
Cabinet of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Union government of South Africa
|
| opposed |
Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act
ⓘ
racially discriminatory legislation ⓘ segregationist land laws ⓘ |
| organizer |
Natal Indian Congress
ⓘ
South African Indian Congress ⓘ |
| participant |
Indian community in South Africa
ⓘ
Natal Indian Congress ⓘ South African Indian Congress ⓘ Transvaal Indian Congress ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of anti-apartheid struggle
ⓘ
history of the Indian community in South Africa ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | anti-apartheid movement ⓘ |
| politicalGoal |
defense of Indian land rights
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equal political representation for Indians ⓘ repeal of the Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act ⓘ |
| result |
heightened international attention to South African racial policies
ⓘ
increased political mobilization of South African Indians ⓘ |
| startTime | 1946 ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
nonviolent protest
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occupation of restricted land ⓘ peaceful demonstrations ⓘ |
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