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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 1869 – 1948) at his cremation following his assassination in 1948

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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

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ARP23A17_033

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

60,0Mo (4,8Mo) / 33,8cm x 44,5cm / 3987 x 5260 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Mahatma Mohandas Gandhi funeral death cremation leader Indian independence British-ruled India Nathuram Godse assassination murder crowd death Mahatma