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He was born in Porbandar, near Bombay
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Gandhi married Kasturbai. He married her in an aranged marriage.
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He founded the Natal Indian Congress to agitate for Indian rights. He became interested in the problem that Indians were coming to Africa as "labors."
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He went into studying philosophy. He read a lot about it and found out about nonviolence Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience."
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Gandhi returned to Indiana. But he was unsuccessful in Bombay so he went to South Africa.
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Gandhi declared he would go to jail and even die before he would obey the No-Asian law. A thousand Indians joined him.
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He worked to reconcile all classes.
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Gandhi wanted Indians to spin their own cotton. He also said he wanted to boycott british goods.
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He led thousands of Indians in a march to the sea to collect their own salt. He was jailed once again.
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He retired from the head of the party. He still remained a leader
