Natal Indian Congress
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The Natal Indian Congress was an organization founded by Mahatma Gandhi and Umar Hajee Ahmed Jhaveri in Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), South Africa. It aimed to fight discrimination against Indians in South Africa. A was put in place on August 22, 1894.
During its formative years, the NIC introduced many early petitions for changes to proposed discrimatory legislations.
It later allied itself with the African National Congress.
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