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Mohondas Karamchand Gandhi is born in Porbandar in West Bengal, India.
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Gandhi is married to Kasturbai.
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Gandhi easily passes his law examination at Inner Temple Law School in the UK to become a lawyer.
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Gandhi practices law in South Africa. While on a business trip, he refuses to move from first class to third class and is thrown off of the train.
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Gandhi founds the Natal Indian Congress to oppose a bill denying Indians the right to vote in South Africa and to help fight other injustices against Indians.
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Gandhi ends sexual activity.
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Gandhi is arrested for sedition.
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Gandhi becomes president of the Indian National Congress.
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Gandhi publishes the Declaration of Independence of India.
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Gandhi travels 200 miles on foot for 24 days to Dandi to make his own salt. Many others follow. Gandhi is imprisoned for disobeying the Salt Act.
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Gandhi launches the Quit India campaign declaring India's independence from British rule. Gandhi is imprisoned.
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Gandhi starts a hunger strike that lasts for 21 days while in prison. Fearful that Gandhi will die in prison, he and other leaders are released.
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Gandhi is unable to work out an agreement with Muhammad Ali Jinnah that will keep India whole.
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India becomes an Independent nation as a result of Gandhi's work.
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Gandhi is killed by a member of a Hindu organization, Nathuram Ghodse.
