On January 30, 1948, Mohandas "Mahatma" Karamchand Gandhi was assassinated.
Mohandas Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, politician, and activist largely credited with leading the successful campaign for Indian independence from the British government and advocating for home rule. He is revered for his nonviolent protest approach, using peaceful civil disobedience to campaign for Indian independence. Gandhi began his life of peaceful protest against authorities in South Africa, but returned to India in 1915, where he became a dominating figure in the National Congress movement.
While taking a walk with his nieces on January 30, 1948, Mohandas Gandhi met his end. He was shot thrice by Nathuram Godse, a member of an extremist Hindu nationalist party that wished to make India a pure Hindu state. After shooting Gandhi, Godse attempted to shoot himself, but his pistol was knocked aside by a witness.
Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte, a second key player in the plot to assassinate Mohandas Gandhi, were hanged in November of the following year. Gandhi's assassination had major implications for the future of political freedom in India, as Hindu Nationalist parties were banned for ten years.
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