Vallabhbhai Patel

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1. When was Vallabhbhai Patel born?October 31, 1875
2. Where was Vallabhbhai Patel born?Nadiad, Gujarat, India
3. When did Vallabhbhai Patel die?December 15, 1950 (age 75)
4. Who was Vallabhbhai Patel?Vallabhbhai Patel was a lawyer from Gujarat who became a key leader in India’s fight for freedom and later helped build the new country.
5. Why was he called the "Iron Man"?He earned the nickname because of his strong determination, hard work, and the way he helped keep India united.

Princely States: Semi-autonomous regions within British India ruled by hereditary monarchs, which had the option to accede to India or Pakistan post-independence.
Indian National Congress: The pre-eminent political organization that spearheaded India's struggle for independence from British colonial rule.
Partition of India: The division of British India into two independent dominion states, India and Pakistan, in 1947, accompanied by widespread violence and displacement.
Balkanization: The process of fragmentation or division of a larger region or state into smaller, often mutually hostile, units.