Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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jallianwala-bagh-massacre-208-1740026
title:
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
text:
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on 13 April 1919. A large crowd had gathered at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab, British India, during the annual Baishakhi fair to protest against the Rowlatt Act and the arrest of pro-independence activists Saifuddin Kitchlew and Satyapal. In response to the public gathering, the temporary brigadier general R. E. H. Dyer surrounded the people with his Gurkha and Sikh infantry regiments of the British Indian
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1919 British Army massacre of Indian protesters
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jallianwala_Bagh_massacre
date created:
2003-10-02T04:29:53Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T04:02:57Z
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