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      • He was killed following a prayer vigil in New Delhi on January 30, 1948. His killer was Nathuram Vinayak Godse, a Hindu fanatic who believed Gandhi had been too conciliatory to the Indian subcontinent ’s large Muslim minority.
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  2. He died as the victim of his own principles, the principle of non-violence. He died because in time of disorder and general irritation in his country, he refused armed protection for himself.

  3. Jan 1, 2008 · Mohandas Mahatma (‘the great soul’) Gandhi, who had taken a leading role in spearheading the campaign for independence from Britain, hailed the partition of the sub-continent into the separate independent states of India and Pakistan in August 1947 as ‘the noblest act of the British nation’.

  4. Apr 25, 2022 · Just the year before, the nonviolent activist achieved his life’s goal when the British withdrew from India and the country celebrated their first ever Independence Day. But that milestone achievement would lead to Gandhi’s death a few short months later.

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  5. Jan 3, 2023 · Mahatma Gandhi, the spiritual leader known as the “Great Soul of India,” was assassinated at the age of 78 by Hindu extremist Nathuram Godse on January 30, 1948.

  6. Aug 20, 2024 · Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, mortal shooting of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the foremost leader in the movement for India’s independence from British rule. He was killed following a prayer vigil in New Delhi on January 30, 1948. His killer was Nathuram Vinayak Godse, a Hindu fanatic who.

  7. Mondadori via Getty Images. Nathuram Godse was a high-school drop out and worked as a tailor. On the evening of 30 January 1948, Nathuram Vinayak Godse shot Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi dead at...

  8. Nov 24, 2009 · Mohandas Gandhi, the political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement, is assassinated in New Delhi by a Hindu extremist.