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Muhammed Ali Jinnah

Muhammed Jinnah was a member of the Muslim League in the early 20th century and rose up as a leader during the period of post- WWII decolonization. While Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress wanted all of India to remain a unified state, Jinnah and the Muslim League wished for a separate Muslim state as the Muslims were a minority in a Hindu majority. Britain partioned the British Indian Empire into indpedent India and Pakistan, a Muslim state. Jinnah became the first leader of Pakistan, which was divided into East and West Pakistan at the time of partition.

5/19/09 Frances Grimball and Hannah Hollon