Mahatma Gandhi - India

1869 - 1948 (aged 79)

Gandhi was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence
movement. He was the pioneer of Satyagraha�the resistance of tyranny through mass civil
disobedience, firmly founded upon ahimsa or total non-violence�which led India to
independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.

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