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INDIA-BRITAIN-POLITICS
An Indian security guard and his dog patrol the Lothian Road Christian cemetery in New Delhi, 05 May 2007. The cemetry, now largely in a state of ruin, is home to the graves of many of the British nationals killed in what historians have called the Indian Mutiny, the Great Revolt of 1857, and the first Indian war of Independence, as well as a Celtic cross (seen in background) dedicated to those who died. Celebrations are underway in India to commemerate the 150th anniversary of the first Indian war of Independence in 1857 - a bloody revolt which was spurred by rumours that the British were introducing bullets greased with cow and pig fat, which upset both Hindus and Muslims for religious reasons. The British crushed the revolt after four months, captured Delhi and exiled the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar to Rangoon, (now the Myanmar city of Yangon) where he died in captivity five years later. The revolt ended the British East India Company's rule in India, making way for direct rule by the British government till 1947, when the country gained independence AFP PHOTO / Nicholas BRADLEY
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New Delhi, INDIA |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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NICHOLAS BRADLEY |
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5 Mai 2007 |
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