Direct Action Day
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Direct Action Day was a 1946 political protest in British India called by the Muslim League that led to widespread communal riots in Calcutta, significantly intensifying tensions that preceded the Partition of India.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
communal riot
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ political protest ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Calcutta Killings
ⓘ
surface form:
Calcutta Killings of 1946
Great Calcutta Killings ⓘ |
| calledAs |
day of mass protest
ⓘ
general strike ⓘ |
| calledBy | Muhammad Ali Jinnah ⓘ |
| cause |
Muslim League demand for a separate Muslim homeland
ⓘ
Muslim League rejection of the Cabinet Mission Plan implementation ⓘ political deadlock between Muslim League and Indian National Congress ⓘ |
| cityNowKnownAs |
Calcutta
ⓘ
surface form:
Kolkata
|
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | British India ⓘ |
| date | 1946-08-16 ⓘ |
| deathTollEstimate | several thousand people ⓘ |
| governingAuthorityAtTime |
Government of British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British colonial government of India
|
| historicalSignificance |
major precursor to the Partition of India in 1947
ⓘ
turning point in Hindu–Muslim relations in late colonial India ⓘ |
| location |
Bengal Presidency
ⓘ
British India ⓘ Calcutta ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Hindu Mahasabha
ⓘ
Indian National Congress ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
All India Muslim League
ⓘ
surface form:
All-India Muslim League
|
| partOf | events leading to the Partition of India ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
demand for Pakistan
ⓘ
end of British colonial rule in India ⓘ |
| primaryCommunitiesInvolved |
Hindu diaspora
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindus
Muslims ⓘ |
| provincialGovernmentAtLocation | Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy ministry in Bengal ⓘ |
| region | Bengal ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bihar riots of 1946
ⓘ
Cabinet Mission negotiations ⓘ
surface form:
Cabinet Mission Plan
Noakhali riots ⓘ Partition of India ⓘ creation of Pakistan ⓘ |
| result |
escalation of violence in Bengal
ⓘ
intensification of communal tensions ⓘ large-scale Hindu–Muslim violence ⓘ mass displacement of civilians ⓘ subsequent communal riots in Noakhali and Bihar ⓘ thousands of deaths ⓘ widespread communal riots in Calcutta ⓘ |
| slogan | Direct Action ⓘ |
| timePeriod | final phase of British rule in India ⓘ |
| violenceType | communal violence ⓘ |
| year | 1946 ⓘ |
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