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MAPS OF HISTORY · ON THIS DAY · September 24

THE DAY IN HISTORY · SEPTEMBER 24

September 24 in history

1932 — Poona — the pact with Ambedkar

24 Sep 1932 — In Yerwada jail, Gandhi’s fast against separate Dalit electorates forces a settlement with Dr B. R. Ambedkar: reserved seats within joint electorates. Ambedkar signs under duress he never forgave — the Dalit question is inside the national movement now, unresolved.

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1973 — Guinea-Bissau declares

24 Sep 1973 — Amílcar Cabral’s PAIGC declares independence from its liberated interior — recognized by the UN before Lisbon concedes. The peasants’ war Cabral theorized has won on the ground.

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