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Gandhi Timeline (Vilma)

  • The Sepoys rebelled

    Gossip spread among the sepoys and the next day they rebelled.
  • East Indian company leading power

    The East Indian company was the leading power in India.
  • Gandhi gets married

    Gandhi gets married
    Gandhi and Kasturbai are married.
  • Indian National Congress was formed

    2 groups formed to rid India and foreign rule.
  • Indian Congress

    Gandhi elects to stay on South Africa, and founds the Natal Indian Congress
  • Muslim league organized

    The Muslim league was organized at 1906 to protect Muslim interest.
  • Ending the protests

    Gandhi and Smuts, the Prime Minister of the Transvaal, reach an agreement, ending the protests.
  • Word War 1 ends

  • Indian Troops returned home

    Indian Troops returned home from war
  • Amritsar Massacre

    Amritsar Massacre
    Under General Dyer, British troops slaughter Indian protesters.
  • British arrest Indians

    British arrested thousands of Indians who had participated in stricks and demostrations
  • Salt Act

  • Declaration of Independence of India

    Gandhi organized a demonstration to defy the hated salt acts and publishes the Declaration of Independence of India.
  • Salt March

    Salt March
    Gandhi leads his Salt March to the sea.
  • Gandhi arrested

    Gandhi is arrested for violating the Salt Laws; non-cooperation movements break out across India.
  • Gandhi arrested for sedition

    Gandhi is arrested for sedition, and held without a trial.
  • Kemal, changed the name of the country

    Kemal, changed the name of the country
    Kemal, changed the name of the country from the Greek name Persia to the traditional name Iran
  • India gains Independence

    India gains Independence
    Indian independence becomes official, as does the partition into two countries, India and Pakistan.
  • Gandhi was assesinated

    Gandhi was assesinated
    Gandhi is assassinated by Nathuram Vinayuk Godse, a Hindu nationalist.