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Q. In 1906 to protest discrimination against Indians in S. Africa Mahatma Gandhi started

A
Satyagraha at Cape Town
B
Satyagraha at Durban
C
Satyagraha at Port Elizabeth
D
Satyagraha at Johannesburg

Correct Answer

Satyagraha at Johannesburg

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