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When did Malcolm X leave the Nation of Islam?

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Malcolm X in 1965, wearing glasses and a suit, with his hand raised to his face as he speaks. — Malcolm X Prominent figure in the Nation of Islam Malcolm X, 1965.

Malcolm X officially left the Nation of Islam in March 1964.1

Tensions had been building for some time due to disagreements regarding the organization's political direction and the personal conduct of its leader, Elijah Muhammad. Following a controversial public statement Malcolm X made regarding the assassination of John F. Kennedy, he was ordered to observe a 90-day period of silence, which ultimately led to a permanent break between the two leaders. Shortly after his departure, he founded the Muslim Mosque, Inc. and later embraced Sunni Islam following his pilgrimage to Mecca.1