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Who among the following revolutionary leaders led the famous Chittagong Armoury Raid in April 1930?

  1. Surya SenAnswer
  2. B
    Bhagat Singh
  3. C
    Lala Har Dayal
  4. D
    Chandrashekhar Azad

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Surya Sen
Surya Sen (popularly known as 'Masterda') organized and led the Chittagong Armoury Raid on April 18, 1930, aiming to capture British armouries and disrupt colonial communications in Bengal.

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Identify the revolutionary leader associated with the Chittagong Armoury Raid of April 18, 1930.
Surya Sen led a group of revolutionaries under the banner of the Indian Republican Army (Chittagong Branch) to raid the police and auxiliary armouries.
This event was one of the most prominent revolutionary nationalist actions in Bengal during the freedom struggle.

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Chittagong Armoury Raid and Surya Sen
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Revolutionary Movements, Left-Wing Currents, and the Indian National Army