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REBELS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

These revolutionaries stood up and fought against British colonial rule in their home nations

The execution of James Connolly and the 15 other rebel leaders of the Easter Rising sparked outrage across Ireland.

India’s independence leader Mohandas Gandhi came to be known by his followers as Mahatma, meaning

When the British re-erected their flagpole that had been cut down, Hōne Heke had it chopped down again. This happened a total of four times.

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