Gandhi Timeline

  • Born

    Gandhi was born in Porbandar, India on feb 2, 1869
  • New home

    Gandhi's family moved to Rajkot, India
  • Married

    Gandhi gets married at the age of thirteen to Kasturba Makanji
  • Sailing to England

    Gandhi sails to England so that he can study law
  • Returning to India

    Gandhi returns to India and begins to practice law
  • Job

    Gandhi accepts a job in South Africa
  • Law office

    Gandhi decides to open a law office in south Africa
  • Protest

    Gandhi organizes his first protest against anti-Indian laws in South Africa
  • Return to India

    Gandhi returns to India
  • Sentenced to jail

    After a big trial Gandhi is sentenced to six years in jail
  • Freee

    Gandhi is freed from jail
  • Back to jail

    Two years after getting out of jail gandhi has to go back to jail for breaking salt laws
  • The Untouchables

    Gandhi gets out of jail and protest's treatment of Untouchables
  • Village Industries Association

    Launches the All Indian Village Industries Association
  • "Quit India"

    After spending years protesting Gandhi begins the nationwide "Quit India" movement
  • Wife dies

    Gandhi's wife dies at age seventy-four
  • India gets its independence

    India gets its independence from the British
  • Death

    Gandhi is assisinated at a prayer meeting in Dehli