EVENT INFORMATION

5
Maart
1931

Gandhi-Irwin Pact pauses civil disobedience but leaves sovereignty unresolved

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📅 5 Maart 1931 📍 India, Verenigd Koninkrijk

The pact between Gandhi and Viceroy Lord Irwin suspended the civil disobedience campaign and released many political prisoners in exchange for Congress participation in a London conference. It acknowledged Congress as a negotiating party but did not grant independence or dismantle colonial economic controls. The compromise drew criticism from activists who sought more decisive change.

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Personen in deze gebeurtenis

Mahatma Gandhi

Lord Irwin

Organisaties in dit Evenement

Indian National Congress

Government of India