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Mahatma Gandhi

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  • Birth

    On this date Publita Gandhi gave birth to Mahatma Gandhi to an illustrious and distiguished family.
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    Childhood

  • Marrige

    At age 13 Gandhi married Kasturbal in a arranged marrige.
  • First Born

    When Kasturbal gave birth to there eldest son Harilal around 1885 Karamchand Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi's father died of an illness.
  • Education

    Gandhi moved to England were he learned english,latin,learned debate,and there he joined The London Vegitarian Society.
  • Job

    After Gandhi returned to India he accepted a year lond contract in Natal, South Africa.There he faced brutal racial discrimination.
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    Long Protest

  • Start of his long long protest's

    Before Gandhi could return to India a law was passed stating no Indian had the right to vote.In result Gandhi stayed in South Africa to protest.
  • Natal Indian Congress

    On this year Gandhi founded the congress with him a secretary.Their oranisations and protest brought attention to the indians plead.
  • Initial Departure

    When Gandhi was about to leave South Africa he was beaten by a white lynch mob no charges were pressed.In result he stayed to help in the Boer War.
  • The Boer War

    During the war Gandhi urged indians to help the British in hopes that they would treat Indians better,but there treatment worsened.
  • The Registration Act of 1906

    The followers of Gandhi were beaten and jailed for opposing the Registration Act of 1906 stating all Indians had to register and carry IDs at all times..
  • Return

    After 21 years of protest and rebelling Gandhi returned to India exausted.For the first three years Gandhi stayed away from the politcal problems. Now and then in the three years he recruited Indians for World War One.
  • Loss of Rights

    On 1919 Gandhi declared an non-violent protest against a law that stated that suspects could be arrested without a warrent and be jailed without a trial.
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    Lifelong Protest

  • Massacre of Amritsar

    Brittish troops opened fire on a unarmed group killing over 2,000 people.This brought the movement to an national concern.
  • The Salt March

    Gandhi lead a group of followers on a journey to protest against the salt tax stating its illegal to produce or sell salt in India.This caused many violent and non-violent protest.
  • Gandhi is arrested for violating the Salt Laws

    non-cooperation movements break out across India.
  • WW2

    When ww2 erupted the Indians refused to help Britain in result the treatment worsened.
  • British offered a deal

    British a deal stating that if Indians fought in war, they would get military support in return. But Indian National Congress rejects the offered. Congress leaderes were arrested and Gandhi is imprisoned.
  • Gandhi is released

  • Gandhi is assassinated

    by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu nationalist.
  • India in chaos and killings

    More violence errupted leaving 5000 dead. Soon Congress memers convinced Gandhi to agree with Britain, he agreed. The Islamic republic of Pakistan was founded and the Republic of India declared independenct the following day.