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15
Ougùstùs
1947

British India is partitioned as India and Pakistan become independent

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📅 15 Ougùstùs 1947 📍

The end of British rule created the states of India and Pakistan amid hurried border drawing, mass migration, and communal violence. Millions crossed newly imposed borders; many were killed, assaulted, or displaced. Partition was shaped by colonial withdrawal and political negotiations, but people’s lived experiences varied by region, class, religion, caste, and gender.

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Personanan den e suseso aki

Jawaharlal Nehru

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Cyril Radcliffe

refugees

Organisashonnan den e Evento aki

Dominion of India

Dominion of Pakistan

British Raj