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Pakistan · Politics / Muslim League. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1946Date range
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Chronological records

1946

Mohammed Ali Jinnah1946

Calcutta · Politics / Muslim League

Jinnahs policy of "direct action" precipitates riots, 4,000 are killed. After the riots the British authorites favour Gandhi & Nehro over Jinnah

Names involved

Mohammed Ali Jinnah

Provenance

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