Sujet
crowds travel to New Delhi, to watch the cremation of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 1869 – 1948), in 1948
Légende
crowds travel to New Delhi, to watch the cremation of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 1869 – 1948), in 1948. Gandhi was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. At 5:17 pm on 30 January 1948, Gandhi was with his grandnieces in the garden of the former Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti), on his way to address a prayer meeting, when Nathuram Godse fired three bullets from a Beretta 9 mm pistol into his chest at point-blank range
Date
20e siècle
Crédit
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Notre référence
ARP23A17_018
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
59,2Mo (2,4Mo) / 27,8cm x 53,4cm / 3278 x 6308 (300dpi)