Indian Independence League

Japanese: インド独立連盟 - いんどどくりつれんめい

…An organization that cooperated with the Japanese army during World War II to fight for Indian independence. A national army was established in late 1941 under the Indian Independence League, which was established in Japan by Rash Behari Bose and others, and was commanded by Mohan Singh, who had surrendered from the British Indian Army in Malaya. In 1943, Subhas Chandra Bose became commander and head of the provisional government, and fought against the British army at Imphal, but was defeated. …

From Bose

...Beginning with being a member of the executive committee of the Calcutta branch of the Indian National Congress in 1924, he was elected to the Bengal Legislative Council while he was arrested during a campaign and in custody, and was also elected mayor of Calcutta. Along with Nehru, he was one of the leaders of the left wing that was emerging within the Indian National Congress, and in 1928 he formed the Indian Independence League, demanding complete independence for India, and opposed the elders. His radical tendencies were not accepted by Gandhi, and although he was elected president of the Indian National Congress for two consecutive years in 1938 and 1939, he resigned in 1939 under pressure from Gandhi. ...

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the Indian Independence League is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…第2次大戦中日本軍と協力してインド独立のために戦った組織。ラーシュ･ビハーリー･ボースらが日本で設立したインド独立連盟の下にマレーで英印軍より投降したモーハン･シングを司令官とした国民軍が1941年末に創設された。43年スバース･チャンドラ･ボースが司令官兼仮政府首班となり，インパールで英軍と戦ったが敗北。…

【ボース】より

…1924年インド国民会議派カルカッタ支部執行委員を皮切りに，運動中逮捕されて拘留中にもベンガル州立法参事会議員に選出され，さらにカルカッタ市長にも選ばれた。ネルーとならび，国民会議派内に台頭しつつあった左派勢力の指導者の双へきであり，28年インド独立連盟を結成してインドの完全独立を要求，長老に対抗した。彼の急進的傾向はガンディーにいれられず，38年，39年と2年連続で国民会議派議長に選出されながら，39年にはガンディーの圧力で辞任。…

※「インド独立連盟」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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