April 27 in History

27 April in History – 95 years ago

Salt March

Southern Asia 1930: Salt March

In late 1929 the Indian National Congress decided to push for the complete end of British... SEE MORE…

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Historical Atlas of Southern Asia 1930: Salt March
Southern Asia 1930
Salt March
In late 1929 the Indian National Congress decided to push for the complete end of British rule,...
Historical Atlas of Sub-Saharan Africa 1929: Trans-African Routes
Sub-Saharan Africa 1929
Trans-African Routes
The 1920s saw a consolidation of the European hold over Africa as the colonial powers built...
 

on 27 April 1960

Togo gains independence from France

All Events on 27 April

  2014
Lugansk People’s Republic declared
  1961
Sierra Leone gains independence from UK
  1960
Togo gains independence from France
  1927
Wang Jingwei sets up rival Nationalist government in Wuhan in alliance with the Chinese Communist Party
starts   1912
Italy seizes Dodecanese Islands
starts   1895
British occupy Corinto in response to Nicaraguan annexation of Mosquito Reserve
ends   1848
Republican uprising in Baden
*Actual date uncertain; set to 27 April for purposes of Omniatlas

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