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The '''Partition of India''' in 1947 was a genocidal act carried out under the direction of the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|British]] imperialist government. It divided the British colony known as the [[British Raj (1858–1947)|British Raj]] into two separate states—[[Republic of India|India]] and [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan|Pakistan]]—along religious lines, creating a Hindu-majority India and a [[Islam|Muslim]]-majority Pakistan. | The '''Partition of India''' in 1947 was a genocidal act carried out under the direction of the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|British]] imperialist government. It divided the British colony known as the [[British Raj (1858–1947)|British Raj]] into two separate states—[[Republic of India|India]] and [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan|Pakistan]]—along religious lines, creating a Hindu-majority India and a [[Islam|Muslim]]-majority Pakistan. | ||
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The Partition of India in 1947 was a genocidal act carried out under the direction of the British imperialist government. It divided the British colony known as the British Raj into two separate states—India and Pakistan—along religious lines, creating a Hindu-majority India and a Muslim-majority Pakistan.