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On 8 August 1956, some college students of Ahmedabad went to local Congress House near Lal Darwaza to demand separate state. Morarji Desai did not listen to them and police repression resulted in death of five to eight students. It triggered massive protests across the state.
Goals: creation of the separate state of Gujarat for Gujarati-speaking people from the ...
Resulted in: formation of Gujarat and Maharashtra states on 1 May 1960
Location: Bombay state, India
Date: 8 August 1956 - 1 May 1960
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