Bose, Subhas Chandra, 1897-1945

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1920 passed the Indian Civil Service examination, but resigned his appointment; c 1920 joined the Indian National Movement; 1924-1927 imprisoned; 1927 leader of the Bengal Provincial Congress; 1928 general secretary, the Indian National Congress and commander of the Congress Volunteers; 1930-1933 series of short term imprisonments; 1930 elected mayor of Calcutta (during a period of imprisonment); 1933-1937 moved to Europe for health reasons, published various books on Indian Independance and undertook propaganda work; 1938-1939 president, the Indian National Conference; 1939 founder, the Forward Bloc; 1940 imprisoned; 1941 travelled to Berlin via Afghanistan as Orlando Mazzotta and set up the Free India Centre; 1941-1943 recruited Indians taken as prisoners of war in North Africa; 1943 travelled to Tokyo; 1943-1944 reconstituted the Indian National Army from prisoners taken by the Japanese at Singapore; 1944-1945 invaded Eastern India with the Japanese; 1945 killed in a plane crash over Taiwan.

Epithet: politician and military leader

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Place Name Admin Code Country
Japan, Asia
Russia, Europe, Asia
Pakistan, Asia
Teheran, Iran
Calcutta, India
India, Asia
Tabriz, Iran
Travancore State, India
Bengal, India
Ireland, Europe
Japan, Asia
Albania, Europe
Bengal, India
Calcutta, India
Palestine, Asia
India, Asia
Palestine, Asia
Burma, Asia
Calcutta, India
Burma, Asia
Japan, Asia
Orissa, India
Minami Kikan, Myanmar
Burma, Asia
Germany, Europe
Iran, Asia
India, Asia
India, Asia
India, Asia
Bulgaria, Europe
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Birth 1897-01-23

Death 1945-08-18

Male

Indians (India)

Bengali

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