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Gandhi was born in Porbandar, a place near Bombay.
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He was married at 13 years old. He married a 14 year old named Kasturba. They remained together for around sixty years, until Gandhi decided to go to Africa.
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Gandhi broke tradition by leaving India to study law in London. The college is called UCL Faculty of Laws. Here, he was ridiculed for being Indian.
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After studying in a college that had snubbed him for being Indian, Gandhi decided to go back to India.
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Gandhi decided to go to South Africa after having no success in Bombay. In South Africa, he becomes the first colored lawyer.
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He created this after seeing how poorly some of the Indian workers who came to South Africa were being treated.
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He said he would rather go to jail, or possibly die, rather than follow an anti-asian law. Because of these protests, he went to jail three times.
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It finally happened after all of the peaceful protests and demanding to be its own, independent country.
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He died while going to a prayer in Delhi. His killer was an angry Hindu.
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After around 50 years of waiting, Gandhi's ashes were spread in the Ganges River. Gandhi's great grandson, Tushar Gandhi, spread the ashes.
