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Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (13th April, 1919):
- In Punjab, there was unprecedented support for the Rowlatt Satyagraha.
- Facing a violent situation, the Government of Punjab handed over the administration to the military authorities under General Dyer.
- On 13th April, the Baisakhi day (harvest festival), a public meeting was organized at the Jallianwala Bagh (garden).
- Dyer marched in and without any warning opened fire on the crowd.
- According to an official report 379 people were killed and 1137 wounded in the incident.
- There was a nationwide protest against this massacre.
- Rabindranath Tagore returned his knighthood in protest.
- On 13th March, 1940, Sardar Udham Singh killed Dyer in London.
ALL ABOUT MAHATMA GANDHI
Champaran Satyagraha (1917) First Civil Disobedience Movement.
Ahmedabad Mill Strike (1918) Ahmedabad textile laborers win strike for economic justice, 1918
Kheda Satyagraha (1918): First Non – Cooperation Movement.
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (13th April, 1919)
Significance of the Non-Cooperation Movement
Communal Award (16th Aug,1932)
Civil Disobedience Movement (1930-1934)
What Is Civil Disobedience Movement (1930-1934)