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Name: Paul Noboa

Date: 10/15/2019

Topic: India and Pakistan situation today.

Mohandas Gandhi Jawaharlal Nerhu

- Mohandas Gandhi born in 1869 and die in 1948, he - Jawaharlal Nerhu born in November 14, 1889,

was one of the most important characters in India’s Allahabad, India and died in May 27, 1964, New

history and also for the world. Delhi.

- “Was the primary leader of India’s independence - He was the first prime minister of independent

movement and also the architect of a form of non- India, “who established parliamentary government

violent civil disobedience that would influence the and became noted for his neutralist (nonaligned)

world” (Biography, 2017) policies in foreign affairs” (Moraes, 2019)

- He also was inspired by Martin Luther king Jr and - He studied with Gandhi at the university and later

Nelson Mandela. he would be fighting and working with Gandhi for

- He fight to avoid and finish British rule that advocated the independence of India.

for the civil rights of Indians and also fight for the - He was in a plan more political and structural in

discrimination in South Africa, demonstrating tat you the government different of Gandhi that has a

can fight without violence and in a pacific form concept more spiritual.

applying democracy and a spiritualism concept. - He was so nationalism that wants to make India

- “During the South African War, Gandhi was a better than other country so he wanted to improved

stretcher barer. He organized the Indian Ambulance education, woman rights, etc.

corps of 300 Indian volunteers and hundreds of - “The importance of Jawaharlal Nehru in the

associates to serve wounded black South Africans. He context of Indian history can be distilled to the

was decorated for his courage at the Battle of Spion following points: he imparted modern values and

Kop.” (IMBb, 1990) thought, stressed secularism, insisted upon the

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basic unity of India, and, in the face of ethnic and

religious diversity, carried India into the modern

age of scientific innovation and technological

progress. He also prompted social concern for the

marginalized and poor and respect for democratic

values.” (Biography, 2017)

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Moraes, F. R. (30 de 8 de 2019). britannica. Recuperado el 15 de 10 de 2019, de

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jawaharlal-Nehru