Mewa Singh Lopoke
Mewa Singh | |
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Portrait of Mewa Singh drawn by Sikh-Canadian artist Jarnail Singh | |
| Born | 1881 Lopoke, Punjab Province, British India |
| Died | January 11, 1915 (aged 33–34) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Organization | Khalsa Diwan Society Vancouver |
| Known for | Murder of W.C. Hopkinson |
| Movement | Ghadar Party |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Conviction | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
Mewa Singh Lopoke (1881 - January 11, 1915) was a Sikh activist in Canada who was a member of the Vancouver branch of the Ghadar Party, which called for the overthrow of British rule in India. On October 21, 1914, Mewa Singh murdered a Canadian immigration inspector, W. C. Hopkinson, a political act of violence for which he was executed by the Canadian government. In the eyes of Sikh Canadians, Mewa Singh's assassination of Hopkinson was a display of martyrdom, one which they commemorate annually.