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Gandhi leads a march from Newcastle into the Transvaal to defy the Immigrants Regulation Act of 1913

Date
29 Oct 1913
Updated
26 Oct 2020
Gandhi leads a march

Hundreds of men, women and children led by Mahatma Gandhi marched from Newcastle, Natal Colony (now KwaZulu Natal)  into the Transvaal to purposefully defy the Immigrants Regulation Act of 1913 (Act no. 22). Gandhi was followed by two parties led by Thambi Naidoo and Albert Christopher. This marked one of the greatest episodes in South African history. He was arrested the following day at Palmford. Prior to this march, Thambi Naidoo mobilised the Indian community at Newcastle to start the Satyagraha Campaign (Passive Resistance Campaign). In this public meeting, Naidoo represented the Satyagraha pioneer, Gandhi.

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  1. 01South African History Online,‘Thambi Naidoo mobilises the Indians’, [online], Available at www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed: 28 October 2013]
  2. 02University of KwaZulu Natal, ‘Resistance Begins’, [online], Available at scnc.ukzn.ac.za [Accessed: 28 October 2013]

Last updated · 26 Oct 2020

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South African History Online. (2013, October 24). Gandhi leads a march from Newcastle into the Transvaal to defy the Immigrants Regulation Act of 1913 . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096551

South African History Online (2013) 'Gandhi leads a march from Newcastle into the Transvaal to defy the Immigrants Regulation Act of 1913 ', South African History Online, 24 October. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096551 (Accessed: 4 August 2026).

South African History Online, Gandhi leads a march from Newcastle into the Transvaal to defy the Immigrants Regulation Act of 1913 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096551, (accessed 4 August 2026).

"Gandhi leads a march from Newcastle into the Transvaal to defy the Immigrants Regulation Act of 1913 ." South African History Online, 24 Oct. 2013, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096551. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Gandhi leads a march from Newcastle into the Transvaal to defy the Immigrants Regulation Act of 1913 ." South African History Online. October 24, 2013. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096551.

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