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23
December
1919

Government of India Act promises limited reform after wartime repression

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📅 23 December 1919 📍 India

The Act introduced dyarchy in provincial government and expanded legislative participation, while reserving key powers to British authorities. It followed Indian wartime service, the Rowlatt Act, and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Many nationalists viewed the reforms as inadequate and shifted their demands toward full independence.

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Personen in deze gebeurtenis

Edwin Montagu

Chelmsford

Indian nationalists

Organisaties in dit Evenement

British Raj

Indian National Congress