india officially became a sovereign and democratic nation on the date of 18 july 1947.
on what date did india officially become a sovereign and democratic nation?
18 july 1947
, the last british governor-general of india, announced the partitioning of british india into india and pakistan. with the speedy passage of the indian independence act 1947, at 11:57 on 14 august 1947 pakistan was declared a separate nation. then at 12:02 a.m., on 15 august 1947 india became a sovereign and democratic nation. eventually, 15 august became the independence day for india marking the end of british india. also on 15 august, both pakistan and india had the right to remain in or remove themselves from the british commonwealth. but in 1949, india took the decision to remain in the commonwealth.
indian independence movement
at the same time, morality laws established mandatory curfews and regulations on attire and music. in his program of yushin kaehyuk (revitalizing reforms), he caused korean cinema to enter into a moribund period considered by many to be the lowest periods in the history of korean cinema. park had believed that south korea was not ready to be a full democratic nation nor a free nation. as he stated, "democracy cannot be realized without an economic revolution." park argued that the poverty of the nation would make it vulnerable, and therefore an urgent task was to eliminate poverty rather than establish a democratic nation. during his presidency the korean central intelligence agency became a much feared institution and the government frequently imprisoned dissenters. park chung-hee's rule ended on october 26, 1979 when he was killed by his chief of security services, kim jae-gyu.
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