Chauri Chaura incident

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The Chauri Chaura incident was a 1922 violent clash in Uttar Pradesh, India, where protesters burned a police station killing several policemen, prompting Mahatma Gandhi to call off the Non-Cooperation Movement.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
protest
violent incident
aftermath debate within Indian National Congress on methods of struggle
temporary setback for mass nonviolent struggle
alsoKnownAs Chauri Chaura violence of 1922
cause clash between protesters and police
police firing on protesters
chronologicalOrder occurred during the later phase of the Non-Cooperation Movement
commemoratedBy Chauri Chaura Shaheed Smarak
country India
date 1922-02-04
governingAuthorityAtTime British Raj
hasTheme nonviolence versus violence in political struggle
hasType anti-colonial protest
riot
historicalPeriod colonial India
impactOnLeader Gandhi strengthened commitment to strict nonviolence
involvedOrganization Indian National Congress
involvedPerson Mahatma Gandhi
leaderResponse Mahatma Gandhi called off the Non-Cooperation Movement
legalOutcome death sentences for several accused
trials of accused protesters
locatedIn British India
Chauri Chaura
Gorakhpur district
Uttar Pradesh
memorialLocation Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh
method arson
mob violence
movementContext nonviolent resistance campaign
numberOfDeaths 22 policemen
opposingSide British colonial police
Indian protesters
partOf Indian independence movement
Non-Cooperation Movement
perpetrator protesters
politicalContext British colonial rule in India
region North India
relatedTo Non-Cooperation Movement
civil disobedience in India
result burning of Chauri Chaura police station
death of policemen
suspension of Non-Cooperation Movement
significance led Gandhi to reassess mass civil disobedience
turning point in Indian independence movement
target police station
year 1922

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