He was thrown from the train in South Africa,what is the name of that place?
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Pietermaritzburg
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Peterborough
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Petsburg
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Saint Petersburgh
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Correct answer
Explanation
Gandhi was thrown off a first-class train compartment at Pietermaritzburg station in 1893 despite holding a valid ticket, because he was non-white. This incident transformed him from a shy lawyer into a civil rights activist and is considered the birthplace of Satyagraha. Peterborough is in England; Petsburg is misspelled; Saint Petersburg is in Russia.