EVENT INFORMATION

20
Februari
1947

Britain announces it will transfer power in India by June 1948

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📅 20 Februari 1947 📍 India, Verenigd Koninkrijk

Prime Minister Clement Attlee told Parliament that Britain would transfer power in India no later than June 1948. The announcement came amid mass anticolonial mobilization, labor unrest, naval revolt, and political negotiations. The accelerated timetable reflected the weakening capacity of British rule, but the impending withdrawal did not ensure a negotiated, safe transition for the population.

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Personen in deze gebeurtenis

Clement Attlee

Jawaharlal Nehru

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Organisaties in dit Evenement

British government

Indian National Congress

All-India Muslim League