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The Bihar movement, also known as the JP movement, was a political movement initiated by students in the Indian state of Bihar against misrule and corruption in the state government, in 1974. It was led by the veteran Gandhian socialist Jayaprakash Narayan , popularly known as JP.
Pages in category "History of Bihar (1947–present)" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. ... Bihar Movement; Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000;
Separatist movements of Nigeria want to achieve state secession, which is the withdrawal of one or more of the states of Nigeria from the multinational state of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The only act of secession in Nigeria occurred from 1967 to 1970 during the Nigerian Civil War , when the breakaway republic of Biafra declared its ...
In the northern and central regions of Bihar, the Kisan Sabha (peasant movement) was an important consequence of the independence movement. It began in 1929 under the leadership of Swami Sahajanand Saraswati who formed the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha (BPKS), to mobilise peasant grievances against the zamindari attacks on their occupancy rights.
In 1974, Narayan led the student's movement in Bihar, which gradually developed into the popular Bihar Movement, during which JP called for a peaceful "Total Revolution". He and V. M. Tarkunde founded the Citizens for Democracy in 1974 and the People's Union for Civil Liberties in 1976 to uphold and defend civil liberties.
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Founding of Nigeria Youth Movement. [2] 1937: Shell D'Arcy Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (later Shell-BP) granted petroleum exploration rights. [11] 1944: National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons founded by Nnamdi "Zik" Azikiwe. [2] 1945: Countrywide general strike. [2] Adoption of first Ten Year Plan for economic development ...
Indian independence movement in Bihar (1 C, 5 P) K. Karnata dynasty (7 P) Kingdoms of Bihar (2 C, 24 P) L. Later Gupta dynasty (4 P) M. ... Pages in category "History ...