Multiple choice general knowledge history

When did Mahatma Gandhi start his Satyagraha Movement in South Africa

  1. 1893

  2. 1897

  3. 1906

  4. 1908
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Explanation

Mahatma Gandhi launched his first Satyagraha (truth-force/nonviolent resistance) movement in South Africa in 1906 to protest the Asiatic Law Amendment Ordinance requiring fingerprinting and registration of Indians. He arrived in South Africa in 1893 for legal work, and the 1897 date refers to his return trip to India. The 1908 date is associated with later developments in the struggle.

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