THE DAY IN HISTORY · SEPTEMBER 24
September 24 in history
What happened on September 24: 3 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1877, 1932 and 1973, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Battle of Shiroyama
24 Sep 1877 — On a hill above Kagoshima, Saigō Takamori, a hero of the restoration, died with his last few hundred followers. The Satsuma Rebellion had cost at least 12,000 lives on both sides. It was the samurai’s last armed challenge.
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— Poona Pact
24 Sep 1932 — Gandhi fasted in Yerwada jail against separate Dalit electorates, forcing a settlement with Dr B. R. Ambedkar. The pact provided reserved seats within joint electorates. Ambedkar signed under duress he never forgave. The Dalit question had entered the national movement, but the settlement left it unresolved.
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— Independence of Guinea-Bissau
24 Sep 1973 — From the liberated interior, Amílcar Cabral’s PAIGC declares Guinea-Bissau independent. The UN recognizes the declaration before Lisbon concedes. The peasants’ war Cabral theorized has won on the ground.
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