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Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, India.
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Gandhi got married to Kasturbai Makhanji on May of 1883. They were both the age of 13 when they got married. It was an arranged marriage.
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Gandhi left India for the first time in his life. He left just one month before his 19th birthday.
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Gandhi and his wofe had their first child.
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Gandhi arrived in London in October. This was just a few days after he had turned 19 years old.
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Gandhi returned to India and became a lawyer. He was 21 at this time.
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Gandhi and his wife had their second son.
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Gandhi had troubles finding a good job that delt with laws. So he moved to Natal, South Africa.
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On this date, 1894, Gandhi founded the Natal Indian Congress in Natal, South Africa.
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Gandhi and his wife had their third son.
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Gandhi and his wife and their fourth and final son.
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Gandhi returned to India from South Africa.
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On this date Gandhi recruited Indian soldiers to fight against the British in World War 2.
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Gandhi announced that he was going to have a non-violent protest against the British.
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Gandhi and 18 other Hindus marched to the salt water sea, which was 200 miles away. Gandhi soon had gained almost 2000-3000 people who ahd marched with him about 12 miles a day. When they reached the sea, Gandhi gathered some salt. He had broken the law and he went to jail.
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India became an independent country. All of the fighting only got worse and the country split into India and Pakistan.
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Gandhi died in New Delhi, India on January 30, 1948. He died during a protest and someone of his own kind assasinated him.