:It was his [[philosophy]] of ''Satyagraha'' or nonviolent non-compliance (being willing to suffer so that the opponent can realize the error of their ways)—which led India to independence, and has influenced social reformers around the world, including [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] and the [[African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)|American civil rights movement]], [[Steve Biko]] and the freedom struggles in [[South Africa]], and [[Aung San Suu Kyi]] in [[Myanmar]]. [http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Mahatma_Gandhi NWE] | :It was his [[philosophy]] of ''Satyagraha'' or nonviolent non-compliance (being willing to suffer so that the opponent can realize the error of their ways)—which led India to independence, and has influenced social reformers around the world, including [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] and the [[African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)|American civil rights movement]], [[Steve Biko]] and the freedom struggles in [[South Africa]], and [[Aung San Suu Kyi]] in [[Myanmar]]. [http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Mahatma_Gandhi NWE] |