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Freedom fighter Biographies
Every archived life recorded as freedom fighter, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Modern era
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
October 15, 1916 – November 21, 2006
President of Djibouti (1916-2006)
Modern era
P. V. Narasimha Rao
June 28, 1921 – December 23, 2004
Prime Minister of India (1991-1996)
Early Modern era
Toussaint Louverture
May 20, 1743 – April 7, 1803
Haitian national hero (1743–1803)
Modern era
Subhas Chandra Bose
January 23, 1897 – August 18, 1945
Indian nationalist leader (1897-1945)
Modern era
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
December 25, 1876 – September 11, 1948
Politician and the founder of Pakistan (1876–1948)
Modern era
Maulana Shaukat Ali
March 10, 1873 – November 26, 1938
Indian activist (1873–1939)
Modern era
Hasrat Mohani
January 1, 1875 – May 13, 1951
Indian independence activist and an Urdu language poet
Modern era
Ubaidullah Sindhi
March 10, 1872 – August 21, 1944
Indian scholar and political activist (1872–1944)
Modern era
Mangal Pandey
July 19, 1827 – April 7, 1857
India's First Freedom Fighter (1827–1857)
Modern era
Rani Lakshmibai
November 19, 1828 – June 17, 1858
Queen of a princely state in India
Modern era
Tantia Tope
1814 – April 18, 1859
Leader in the Indian Rebellion of 1857
Modern era
Begum Hazrat Mahal
1820 – April 7, 1879
Empress of Awadh
Early Modern era
Kunwar Singh
1777 – April 23, 1858
ruler from Bihar who led a rebellion against the British
Modern era
Chandra Shekhar Azad
July 23, 1906 – February 27, 1931
Indian activist and socialist and revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer (1906–1931)
Modern era
Ashfaqulla Khan
October 22, 1900 – December 19, 1927
Indian poet and fighter for independence (1900-1927)
Modern era
Khudiram Bose
December 3, 1889 – August 11, 1908
Indian revolutionary (1889-1908)
Modern era
Birsa Munda
November 15, 1875 – June 9, 1900
Indian tribal freedom fighter (1875–1900)
Modern era
Lala Lajpat Rai
January 28, 1865 – November 17, 1928
Indian author and politician (1865-1928)
Modern era
Bipin Chandra Pal
November 7, 1858 – May 20, 1932
British Indian Bengali academic and politician (1858–1932)
Modern era
Sarojini Naidu
February 13, 1879 – March 2, 1949
Indian poet, politician, governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh from1947 to 1949
Modern era
Husain Ahmad Madani
October 6, 1879 – 1957
Indian freedom struggle leader and scholar
Modern era
Ahn Jung-geun
September 2, 1879 – March 26, 1910
Korean independence activist (1879–1910)
Modern era
Kim Gu
August 29, 1876 – June 26, 1949
Korean politician (1876–1949)
Early Modern era
Jose Maria Morelos
September 30, 1765 – December 22, 1815
Mexican priest and rebel leader Me War in the notice Independence (1765–1815)
Modern era
Juan Pablo Duarte
January 26, 1813 – July 15, 1876
Presidente y libertador of the Dominican Republic (1813-1876)
Early Modern era
Juana Azurduy
July 12, 1780 – May 25, 1862
Argentine/bolivian military leader
Early Modern era
Jose Artigas
June 19, 1764 – September 23, 1850
Uruguayan military leader during the War for Independence
Early Modern era
Zumbi dos Palmares
1655 – November 20, 1695
Leader of the Quilombo dos Palmares
Modern era
Eddie Mabo
June 29, 1936 – January 21, 1992
Indigenous Australian activist (1936–1992)
Modern era
Hakim Ajmal Khan
February 11, 1864 – December 29, 1927
Indian politician
Modern era
Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari
December 25, 1880 – May 10, 1936
Former president of the Indian National Congress (1880–1936)
Modern era
Saifuddin Kitchlew
January 15, 1888 – October 9, 1963
Indian revolutionary and politician (1888–1963)
Modern era
Abbas Tyabji
February 1, 1854 – June 9, 1936
Indian freedom fighter
Modern era
Bi Amma
1853 – November 12, 1924
Indian politician
Modern era
Bhikaiji Cama
September 24, 1861 – August 13, 1936
Indian activist (1861-1936)
Modern era
Chittaranjan Das
November 5, 1870 – June 16, 1925
Bengali lawyer, politician, author and leader of the Bengali Swaraj Party (1870-1925)
Modern era
Jayaprakash Narayan
October 11, 1902 – October 8, 1979
Indian independence activist and political leader
Modern era
Ram Manohar Lohia
March 23, 1910 – October 12, 1967
Indian politician (1910–1967)
Modern era
Master Tara Singh
June 24, 1885 – November 22, 1967
Sikh political and religious leader (1885–1967)
Modern era
Sukhdev Thapar
May 15, 1907 – March 23, 1931
Indian revolutionary (1907–1931)
Modern era
Shivaram Rajguru
August 24, 1908 – March 23, 1931
Indian revolutionist (1908–1931)
Modern era
Kartar Singh Sarabha
May 24, 1896 – November 16, 1915
Indian revolutionary (1896-1915)
Modern era
Rash Behari Bose
May 25, 1886 – January 21, 1945
Indian independence activist (1886–1945)
Modern era
Sachindra Nath Sanyal
April 3, 1893 – February 7, 1942
Indian revolutionary
Modern era
Benoy Basu
September 11, 1908 – December 13, 1930
Bengali revolutionary
Modern era
Kalpana Datta
July 27, 1913 – February 8, 1995
Indian revolutionary and politician (1913-1995)
Modern era
Bina Das
August 24, 1911 – December 26, 1986
Indian revolutionary and nationalist
Modern era
Matangini Hazra
October 19, 1870 – September 29, 1942
Martyr of India's Independence Movement
Modern era
Kanaklata Barua
December 22, 1924 – September 20, 1942
Indian freedom fighter from Assam (1924-1942)
Modern era
Aruna Asaf Ali
July 16, 1909 – July 29, 1996
Indian independence activist (1909-1996)
Modern era
Vanchinathan
1880 – June 17, 1911
Indian independence activist
Modern era
Bhai Parmanand
November 4, 1876 – December 8, 1947
Indian politician (1876–1947)
Modern era
Ganesh Ghosh
June 22, 1900 – October 16, 1994
Indian independence activist, politician (1900-1994)
Modern era
Azimullah Khan
1830 – 1858
Afghan revolutionary, man behind the Indian War of Independence
Modern era
Nana Sahib
May 19, 1824 – 1859
Indian rebel (1824–1859)
Modern era
U Tirot Sing
1802 – July 17, 1835
Chief of the Khasi state of Nongkhlaw
Modern era
Indulal Yagnik
February 22, 1892 – July 17, 1972
Indian independence activist who led Mahaguarat Movement (1892-1972)
Modern era
Ravishankar Maharaj
February 25, 1884 – July 1, 1984
Indian independence activist and social activist
Early Modern era
Veerapandiya Kattabomman
January 3, 1760 – October 16, 1799
Indian activist (1760-1799)
Early Modern era
Dheeran Chinnamalai
April 17, 1757 – July 31, 1805
KonguNadu chieftain, Indian Freedom Fighter, Revolutionist (1757-1805)