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Mahatma Gandhi is born.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbandar. His family was in the Vaisya Hindu caste. -
Gandhi returns to India after going to college.
Gandhi studied law at University College in London. In his own time he also studied philosophy. -
Gandhi goes to South Africa
After being unsuccessful in Bombay, Gandhi went to South Africa. There, he became the first "colored" lawyer that was admitted to the supreme court. -
The Boer War
Even though Gandhi was loyal to the British there was still a war. Gandhi served in the war. -
Gandhi begins his peaceful revolution
Gandhi declared that he would go to jail or die before he would obey an an anti-Asian law. Many people joined him in this, which led to Gandhi being sent to prison twice. -
Gandhi becomes the leader of the Indian National Congress
After he became the leader, in 1920 Gandhi started a noncooperation campaign against the British. He encouraged Indians to do things like spinning their own cotton to protest against them. -
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Gandhi was sent to prison
Gandhi was sent to prison after getting Indians to nonviolently protest against the British. He got them to do their own things which would have led the British without making money. This led to him being sent to jail. -
Gandhi retires
Gandhi retires being the head of the party, but he still remained as the actual leader. He started to become convinced that India won't get real freedom while it was under the British empire. -
India wins independence.
This is Gandhi's victory. The subcontinent then split into two countries and Gandhi continued to do nonviolence protesting by fasting when there were riots. After he was sent to jail yet again. -
Gandhi gets killed
Gandhi was killed by a Hindu who was angry about Gandhi trying to reconcile Hindus and Muslims. Later after he died, Gandhi received multiple Academy awards.
