Event
Chauri Chaura incident
The Chauri Chaura incident took place on 4 February 1922 at Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district of the United Provinces of British India. After police fired on a procession of protesters, the crowd set fire to the police station, killing 22 policemen. Shocked by the violence, Mahatma Gandhi called off the nationwide Non-cooperation movement, and he was arrested shortly afterwards.
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