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spazzmann

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Wed Oct 2, 2013, 09:57 AM Oct 2013

Today in Peace & Justice history on October 2, 1869

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the Indian nationalist leader whose philosophy of nonviolence would influence movements around the world, was born in Porbandar, one of the cities of Gujarat State. He came to prominence as the leader of the successful nonviolent resistance to British colonial rule of India. http://bit.ly/16V6joC

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