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Historical Event on 3/22/1907
Perturbed by a new law restricting Asiatic immigrants, Mohandas Gandhi, a young Indian attorney now living in South Africa, organized a campaign of civil disobedience to resist the statute popular bill passed by the new Boer government of the Transvaal Colony. The Asiatic Registration Bill was considered by Gandhi unjust and discriminatory to the large Chinese and Indian populations. However, the government expressed the belief that the ordinance was popular. ""Over 90 percent of the white people thoroughly approve of it,"" said Sir Gilbert Parker, a Conservative member of Parliament.
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| 7/31/1914 | Amar Nath Chawla, politician, was born at Taunggri, (Burma). |
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| 1/14/1995 | The 5th Pay Commission suggests trimming of bureaucracy. |
| 1/24/1857 | Calcutta University established. |
| 8/17/1997 | Leander-Mahesh duo wins International ATP doubles in Connecticut. |
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