Sujet
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 1869 – 1948) at his cremation following his assassination in 1948
Légende
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 1869 – 1948) at his cremation following his assassination in 1948. Gandhi was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. At 5:17 pm on 30 January 1948, Gandhi was with his grandnieces in the garden of the former Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti), on his way to address a prayer meeting, when Nathuram Godse fired three bullets from a Beretta 9 mm pistol into his chest at point-blank range
Date
20e siècle
Crédit
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Notre référence
ARP23A17_012
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
60,0Mo (3,1Mo) / 48,9cm x 30,8cm / 5774 x 3632 (300dpi)