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Gandhi’s birth
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, near Bombay. -
Gandhi’s marriage
Gandhi was married when he was 13 years old. He was married to Kasturba Gandhi. -
Unsuccessful in Bombay
In 1891 he returned to India, but unsuccessful in Bombay, he went to South Africa in 1893. At Natal he was the first so-called “colored” lawyer admitted to the supreme court. He then built a large practice. -
Founding of Natal Indian Congress
In 1894 he founded the Natal Indian Congress to agitate for Indian rights. Yet he remained loyal to the British Empire. -
Boer War
In 1899, during the Boer War, he raised an ambulance corps. And he served the South African government. -
Beginning of peaceful revolution
In 1906, Gandhi began his peaceful revolution. He declared he would go to jail or even die before obeying an anti-Asian law. -
Noncooperation campaign
In 1920 he launched a noncooperation campaign against Britain, urging Indians to spin their own cotton and to boycott British goods, courts, and government. This led to his imprisonment from 1922 to 1924. -
Salt tax
In 1930, in the protest of a salt tax, Gandhi led thousands of Indians on a 200 mile march to the sea to collect their own salt. Again he was jailed. -
Retires
In 1934 he retired as head of the party. He still remained its actual leader. -
Victory
In 1947 victory came when India won its independence. The subcontinent split into two countries (India and Pakistan) and brought Hindu-Muslim riots. -
Gandhi’s death
On January 30, 1948, while on his way to a prayer in Delhi, Gandhi was killed by a Hindu who had been maddened by the Mahatma’s efforts to reconcile Hindus and Muslims. -
Honor
In January 1997, almost 50 years after his assassination, the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi were spread in the Ganges River during a ceremony honoring his memory. During the ceremony the people chanted slogans in remembrance of the man who had succeeded.
