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Gandhi marries Kasturba Makanji at a very young age, 13
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Gandhi travels to London to study law at the University College in London
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He returns after finishing legal studies
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Gandhi moves to South Africa to work as a lawyer and experiences racial discrimination and begins his activism
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Gandhi leads the movement for Indian rights
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Gandhi returns to India and begins leading the Indian independence movement
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Gandhi leads his first major nonviolent protest in India against the exploitation of indigo farmers
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British troops kill hundreds of Indian civilians in Amritsar and would strengthen Gandhi’s resolve for independence.
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Gandhi begins a 240 mile protest against the British salt tax, which becomes a symbol of India’s non-violent resistance to British colonial rule
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Gandhi calls for an immediate end to British rule in India. He is arrested by the British but continues to fight with non violent ways.
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India is partitioned into Pakistan and India. This leads to widespread violence and mass migration.
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India gains independence from British rule
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Mohandas Gandhi is assassinated in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu nationalist who opposed Gandhi's policy of tolerance towards Muslims