Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(1866-1915)

Indian politician

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Gopal Krishna Gokhale CIE listen [ˈɡoːpaːl ˈkrɪʂɳə ˈɡoːkʰleː] (9 May 1866 – 19 February 1915) was an Indian liberal political leader and a social reformer during the Indian Independence Movement. Gokhale was a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and the founder of the Servants of India Society. Through the Society as well as the Congress and other legislative bodies he served in, Gokhale campaigned for Indian self-rule and for social reforms. He was the leader of the moderate faction of the Congress party that advocated reforms by working with existing government institutions.

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Born	9 May 1866 Kothluk, Ratnagiri Dist., Maharastra, India
Died	19 February 1915 (aged 48) Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Zodiac	Taurus
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