Gandhi: The Patient Hero-Leader

By 16morales4235

  • Ghandi was born

  • First Act Against Racism

    Gandhi begins a passive resistance campaign against laws prohibiting black South Africans, "coloureds" and Indians from travelling without a pass.

  • Ghandi returns to India to help at his home

    Gandhi returns to India. He quickly becomes involved in the home rule movement.

  • Ghandi begins a campaign against (imposing) new acts

    Gandhi describes the Rowlatt Acts as "instruments of oppression" and begins a campaign of resistance or 'Satyagraha' (the devotion to truth or truth force) against them and British rule.

  • Innocent Shooting

    British troops fire at point-blank range into a crowd of 10,000 unarmed and unsuspecting Indians gathered at Amritsar in the Punjab to celebrate a Hindu festival. A total of 1,650 rounds are fired, killing 379 and wounding 1,137.

  • Violence towards him, he responds with peaceful acts

    Gandhi proclaims an organised campaign of noncooperation. He urges Indians to boycott British institutions and products, to resign from public office, to withdraw their children from government schools, to refuse to pay taxes, and to forsake British titles and honours.

  • Ghandi arrested for nothing

    In March Gandhi is arrested by the British and tried on a charge of conspiring to overthrow the government. He pleads guilty and is sentenced to six years imprisonment.

  • Huge civil disobedience act launch

    Gandhi proclaims a new campaign of civil disobedience and calls upon the Indian population to refuse to pay taxes, particularly the tax on salt. The campaign centres on a 400 km march to the sea between 12 March and 6 April.

  • Ghandi recieves full powr to determine policy

    Congress gives Gandhi full power to determine policy and direct programs.

  • Ghandi asks to be removed from political titles

    Gandhi asks the Congress Working Committee to relieve him of its leadership. Despite stepping down he continues to run the party from behind the scenes.

  • Ghandi is assasined

    Gandhi is assassinated in New Delhi while on his way to his evening prayer meeting. His assassin is a Hindu extremist who opposes Gandhi's willingness to engage in dialogue with Muslims.