Indian philosopher and politician (born 1866)

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Gopal Krishna Gokhale was an Indian political leader and a social reformer during the Indian independence movement, and political mentor of Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi. Gokhale was a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and the founder of the Servants of India Society. Through the Society as well as the Congress and other legislative bodies he served in, Gokhale campaigned for Indian self-rule and social reforms. He was the leader of the moderate faction of the Congress that advocated reforms by working with existing government institutions, and a major member of the Poona Association or the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha.

Born

1866

May 9

Died

1915

Era

1860s

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1866 Born
1915 Died

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The world in 1915

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april 18 World War I: French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines.
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april 24 The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian genocide.
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