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Birth
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbander in Gujarat. -
Returns
Returning from London to train as a barrister, he returns to India. -
Accepts Job
He accepted a job at an Indian law firm in Duban, South Africa. -
Government Concedes
The South African government conceded to many of Gandhis demands. -
British Interns people
British planed to intern people suspected of sedition - the Rowlatt Acts - prompted Gandhi to announce a new satyagrapha -
Dominat figure
Gandhi was a dominant figure in Indian politics. -
Prison
Gandhi himself was sentenced to six years imprisionment. -
Released
Gandhi was released after two years and he withdrew from politics. -
New campaign
Gandhi proclaimed a new campaign of civil disobedience in protest at a tax on salt. -
Round table conference
He attended the round table conference in London, as the sole representative of the Indian National Congress. -
Resigned from the party
He resigned in protest at its use of non-violence as a political expedient. -
British government
The British government began negotiations which culminated in the Moutbatten Plan of June 1947, and formation of two independent states. -
Death
He was assinated in Delhi by a Hindu fanatic.
