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Saturday, July 04, 2009
India independence act presented to UK House of Commons
On July 4, 1947, the Indian Independence Act was presented to the British House of Commons. The Act presented the plan that would divide British India into two independent countries, India and Pakistan.
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Indian Independence Act
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