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Indian Independence

Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1946

Clement Attlee1946

London · Government / Labour Party Government

Attlee's government accepts that British rule in India must end and prepares for constitutional transfer of power.

Names involved

Clement Attlee

Provenance

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