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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbander.
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Gandhi got married to Kasturba when they were both 13. It was an arranged marraige.
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Gandhi left for England where he would get a degree in law.
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Gandhi and Kasturba's first child, Harilal was born.
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Gandhi returned to India to practice law.
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Their second child, Manilal, was born.
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Gandhi received a one year contract to work in South Africa. This is where he felt it necessary to become an advocate for himself and others because he and other Indians were getting abused while in South Africa. During this time, South Africa was under the control of Great Britain.
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Their third child, Ramdas, was born.
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Their last child, Devdas, was born.
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Gandhi returned from South Africa to India. Within 15 years, he became the leader of the Indian Nationalist Movement.
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Gandhi's reputation was quickly growing and his quickness with nationalist politics was signified by leading people against repressive legislation or also known as the Rowlatt Acts.
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While in prison, Gandi fasted for 21 days when Hindu-Muslim riots broke out.
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Gandhi and 50,000 other Indians went on the salt march which was a march protesting the British tax on salt. They traveled 200 miles to the coast to make salt.
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Gandhi was named Time Magazine's Man of the Year for all the dedication he put into his work.
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Gandhi issued the last call for independence from British rule.
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August 15, 1947 is when India gained their freedom. Even though Gandhi was not seen in the capital, Nehru and the whole Constituent Assembly saluted him as "the father of the nation".
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He began his last public fast to stop the violence and rioting between the Hindus and Muslims. It lasted for five days.
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Gandhi was assassinated on this day and died exactly at 5:12 pm.
