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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a leader of India’s independence movement. He developed satyagraha, a method of nonviolent resistance, in South Africa and led non-cooperation and civil disobedience campaigns against British rule in India.
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi lived from 1869 to 1948, developed satyagraha in South Africa, and led non-cooperation and civil disobedience campaigns in India’s independence movement.
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