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Australians remember the Partition of India

Hàng trăm người Hồi Giáo trên chuyến xe lửa ra khỏi Tân Đề Ly

Hàng trăm người Hồi Giáo trên chuyến xe lửa ra khỏi Tân Đề Ly Source: AAP

The partition of India on the 14th August, 1947, saw British colonial powers divide the country.


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The partition of India on the 14th August, 1947, saw British colonial powers divide the country.


East of the partition became Muslim-majority Pakistan, while the rest of the country was Hindu-majority India.

The partition resulted in one of the greatest forced mass migrations of humans in history.

 

 


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