| Name(s) |
NATHURAM GODSE |
| Date of
Birth |
May 19, 1910 |
| Date of
Death |
November 15, 1949 |
|
Identity |
Sole assassin of Mahatma Gandhi |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- January 30, 1948:
He
assassinated Mahatma Gandhi, the pre-eminent leader of
Indian nationalism in British-ruled India and apostle of
non-violence.
- November 08, 1949:
After a
trial that lasted over a year, Godse was sentenced on this
day to death.
- November 15, 1949:
He
was hanged till death.
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Other Events &
Developments |
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Godse from
Pune, Maharashtra, had been a member of
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
(RSS) and
Hindu Mahasabha.
-
He
left RSS in the early 1940s
to form a militant organization,
Hindu Rashtra Dal.
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He resented
about Gandhi's
partiality to India's Muslims,
that led to plotting the assassination with
Narayan Apte
and six others.
-
This was
the
first execution in Independent India.
He along with Narayan Apte were executed on this day for
assassinating Mahatma Gandhi.
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