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| VI. The World Wars and the Interwar Period, 1914–1945 > G. South and Southeast Asia, 1914–1945 > 1. India > 1922, Feb. 4 | ||||
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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1922, Feb. 4 | |
| The Chauri Chaura affair. Insurgent peasants, led by Indian nationalists, attacked the police station at Chauri Chaura (United Provinces) and killed 22 policemen. Gandhi at once ordered suspension of noncooperation and civil disobedience, but the government took drastic measures. | 1 |
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| Gandhi was arrested and sentenced to six years' imprisonment. The leaders in Chauri Chaura were presented in courts not as political protesters but as ordinary criminals. | 2 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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