الحركة الوطنية الهندية في جنوب افريقيا

Abstract EN

This Study Aims to Identify mainly the Experience Of Indian National Movement In South Africa، Its worthwhile experience and follow-up by laying the foundations of peaceful struggle and adopting non - violent approaches to achieve their national demands and gaining freedom، not just for Indians as subject of the British Empire، but to motivate African people، the indigenous owners, in adopting peaceful approach to reach their Aims.

The approach we followed is the analytical, descriptive one.

This study was divided in to three topics as follows: * The reasons that led to the entry of Indians to South Africa and the need for their skill in agriculture and other fields.

* The Indian Community resistance against apartheid, cruelty, injustice and discrimination in all spheres of life leading them to follow the Gandhi approach of non-violence way of resistance, the support of the Indian national movement party to the African National Congress who was the legitimate representative of the African people through a policy of non – violence and a campaign against the laws imposed on the people of South Africa.

The transition of the struggle in to armed one in South Africa، although the African National party was influenced by the peace full Ghandi methods for more than fifty years and The support of Indian parties given to the ANC in its armed struggle to regain their legitimate rights