Thursday, July 16, 2015

Today in 1950 - Communist Freed in India




July 16, 1950 

 Communist Freed in India




Secretary-General S.A. Dange and ten other officials of the Communist Party of India  were released from prison after having been incarcerated for more than two years, while 38 other Communists were given a reprieve from a detention order. During the British Raj, (rāj, meaning "rule" in Hindi) Dange was arrested by the British authorities for communist and trade union activities and was jailed for an overall period of 13 years.

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