The Indian Independence Act was a piece of legislation passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom on July 18, 1947, establishing two independent countries of India and Pakistan. The two countries remained dominions under the British Commonwealth until each country adopted its own constitution, India in 1950 and Pakistan in 1956.
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