Michael O'Dwyer
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During O'Dwyer's tenure as Punjab's Lieutenant Governor, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred in Amritsar, on 13 April 1919. As a result, his actions are considered among the most significant factors in the rise of the Indian independence movement. O'Dwyer endorsed Reginald Dyer's action at Jallianwala Bagh and made it clear that he considered Dyer's orders to shoot at the crowds was correct.
He subsequently administered martial law in Punjab, on 15 April and backdated it to 30 March 1919. In 1925, he published ''India as I Knew It'' in which he wrote that his time as administrator in Punjab was preoccupied by the threat of terrorism and the spread of political agitation. In 1940, in retaliation for the massacre, O'Dwyer was assassinated by the Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter Sardar Udham Singh. Provided by Wikipedia
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9by Kathryn Waller, Charlotte James, Anja de Jong, Laura Blackmore, Yun Ma, Andrew Stagg, David Kelsell, Michael O'Dwyer, Robert Hutchins, William AlazawiGet full text
Published 2019-08-01
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10by Susanne Schmitz, Áine Maguire, James Morris, Kai Ruggeri, Elisa Haller, Isla Kuhn, Joy Leahy, Natalia Homer, Ayesha Khan, Jack Bowden, Vanessa Buchanan, Michael O’Dwyer, Gordon Cook, Cathal WalshGet full text
Published 2018-06-01
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11by Rui Teng, Yanmeng Wang, Nan Lv, Dan Zhang, Ramone A. Williamson, Lei Lei, Ping Chen, Li Lei, Baiyan Wang, Jiaqi Fu, Xuna Liu, Aili He, Jinsong Hu, Michael O’DwyerGet full text
Published 2021-01-01
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12by Rui Teng, Yanmeng Wang, Nan Lv, Dan Zhang, Ramone A. Williamson, Lei Lei, Ping Chen, Li Lei, Baiyan Wang, Jiaqi Fu, Xuna Liu, Aili He, Michael O’Dwyer, Jinsong HuGet full text
Published 2020-01-01
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13by Jennifer FitzGerald, Laura S Murillo, Gemma O'Brien, Enda O'Connell, Aisling O'Connor, Kevin Wu, Guan-Nan Wang, Michael D Rainey, Alessandro Natoni, Sandra Healy, Michael O'Dwyer, Corrado SantocanaleGet full text
Published 2014-01-01
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14by Claudia P Cabrera, Joanna Manson, Joanna M Shepherd, Hew D Torrance, David Watson, M Paula Longhi, Mimoza Hoti, Minal B Patel, Michael O'Dwyer, Sussan Nourshargh, Daniel J Pennington, Michael R Barnes, Karim BrohiGet full text
Published 2017-07-01
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15by Claudia P Cabrera, Joanna Manson, Joanna M Shepherd, Hew D Torrance, David Watson, M Paula Longhi, Mimoza Hoti, Minal B Patel, Michael O'Dwyer, Sussan Nourshargh, Daniel J Pennington, Michael R Barnes, Karim BrohiGet full text
Published 2018-10-01
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16by Lisa C. Holthof, Arwen Stikvoort, Hilma J. van der Horst, Anne T. Gelderloos, Renée Poels, Fengzhi Li, Richard W. J. Groen, Sonja Zweegman, Niels W. C. J. van de Donk, Michael O’Dwyer, Tuna MutisGet full text
Published 2021-05-01
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17by Serika D Naicker, Claire L Feerick, Kevin Lynch, Dawn Swan, Cian McEllistrim, Robert Henderson, Niamh A Leonard, Oliver Treacy, Alessandro Natoni, Athina Rigalou, Joana Cabral, Christopher Chiu, Kate Sasser, Thomas Ritter, Michael O’Dwyer, Aideen E RyanGet full text
Published 2021-01-01
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18by Arwen Stikvoort, Jort van der Schans, Subhashis Sarkar, Renée Poels, Ruud Ruiter, Jyoti Naik, Huipin Yuan, Joost D. de Bruijn, Niels W. C. J. van de Donk, Sonja Zweegman, Maria Themeli, Richard Groen, Michael O’Dwyer, Tuna MutisGet full text
Published 2021-07-01
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19by Treen Carson Michael Morris, Mary B. Drake, Paul J. Kettle, Tracey McGuigan, Maeve Leahy, Michael O’Dwyer, Helen Enright, Tanya O’Shea, Rakesh Popat, Heather E. Oakervee, Kwee Yong, Jamie D. Cavenagh, David A. Cairns, Alberto Alvarez-Iglesias, Gordon CookGet full text
Published 2021-02-01
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20by Hermann Einsele, Javier Briones, Fabio Ciceri, Irene García-Cadenas, Fred Falkenburg, Natacha Bolaños, H.M. Mirjam Heemskerk, Roch Houot, Michael Hudecek, Franco Locatelli, Kate Morgan, C. Emma Morris, Michael O’Dwyer, Jordi Sierra Gil, Marcel van den Brink, Arjan A. van de LoosdrechtGet full text
Published 2020-08-01
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