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Birth
Mohandas Ghandi was born in Gujarat, India. -
Marriage
Ghandi married a 14 year old through an arranged marriage. Their first child passed away however, they had four boys. -
Father passes
His father passed away at just 63. -
Traveling to London
Ghandi travelled to london to study law at university college london to train as a barrister. -
Back to India
After passing the bar, he returns to India -
Ejected from Train
He was ejected from a train in South Africa which motivated him to begin fighting for Indian rights in the British Colony. -
Lynching
Nearly lynched by white men on his way home from retrieving family in India. -
protesting
Ghandi introduces a non-violent protest philosophy in satyagraha. -
Arrested
Arrested for the first time for refusing to carry and ID card in South Africa. -
Great March
He begins the Great March to fight for Indian rights in South Africa -
non-cooperation movement
The Ghandi Era of the Indian Independence movement begins -
Exclusive authority
Ghandi was given exclusive authority over the Indian National Congress. -
arrested (again)
Ghandi was arrested by the british government and accused of inciting violence -
released
Released from prison after spending two years of his six year sentence. -
Salt Satyagraha
He embarked on the Salt Satyagraha, which was the first non-violent protest against the british salt tax -
DOI
The declaration of Independence of India was promulgated by the Indian national Congress -
retirement
Ghandi announces his retirement from politics to focus on village economics -
arrested (again, again)
He was arrested with the entire congress working committee while trying to keep India out of the complications of world war II -
Wive's death
Ghandi's wife dies after the stress of the Quit India Movement. -
Ending violence in Dehli
he was working extensively with Hindu and Muslims to cool passions in Northern India and Bengal -
Assasination
A group of people bribed their way into the close quarters of Ghandi and killed him In Dehli.