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What were the similarities and dissimilarities between the South African struggle for freedom and The Indian national movement?

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Answered by jayaramareddy
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Both the South African struggle and Indian National Movement followed the same policy, i.e., the policy of non-violence. to attain their goal freedom. Question 1 This is not fair! What was the point in having a Constituent Assembly in India if all the basics were already decided

Answered by RuchithSimha
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Explanation:

Similarities:

1)During the 17th and 8th centuries, the trading companies from Europe occupied South Africa Forcibly in the same way that they had occupied India.

2) The white rulers treated all non-whites as inferiors in both the countries’. The whites regarded Africans inferior uncivilized people.

3) Both were apostles of truth and non-violence. Gandhi in India and Nelson Mandela in SA

4) both the African National Congress (ANC) and the Indian National Congress (INC) were umbrella organizations working national level.

5) Both the South African struggle and Indian National Movement followed the same policy, i.e., the policy of non-violence.

Dissimilarities:

1) Unlike India a large number of whites had settled in South Africa and become the local rulers.

2) The relationship between different religions and regional communities in India was cordial. They all believed themselves to be Indians. But in South Africa, different communities like the whites, blacks, coloured people relations –and respect for each other.

3) Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment, though Gandhiji was also put behind the bars several times, but he was not sentenced to life imprisonment.

4) The purpose of both the parties was different. ANC was fighting against apartheid and the segregation policies of the racial African Government. Whereas the INC was fighting against the British rule in India.

5) But, In South Africa, there was only one group, that of the moderates, who adopted peaceful means against the government, whereas in India besides the moderates, there were also the extremists, who used violent: methods to attain their goal freedom.

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