Modern era · 1930

Salt March

The Salt March, also known as the Salt Satyagraha, Dandi March, and the Dandi Satyagraha, was an act of nonviolent civil disobedience in colonial India, led by Mahatma Gandhi. The 24-day march (padayatra) lasted from 12 March 1930 to 6 April 1930 as a direct action campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly.

When: 1930
Where: British India
Era: Modern

Topics

Partition of India1947 – 1947 British India1700 – 1947

People

Mahatma Gandhi1869 – 1948Indian independence activist (1869–1948)

Before and after

First FIFA World Cup1930 Castellammarese War1930 – 1931 Show on timeline

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