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Birth of Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi was born in porbandar, Kathiwar, India. -
Marriage of Gandhi with Kasturba Makharji
Married with only 13 years for reasons economic and convenience. -
He studied law at the university of England
Gandhi studied law to become a lawyer, when he finishes his studies he goes to practice in South Africa. -
he fought against laws that discriminate against indigenous people
He accepted a one year contract in a company in india. -
Founded an indian party of Natal indian congress
with this he was able to unite the Indian community in South Africa into a homogeneous political force. -
Return to India
He returned to India for a brief period to take his wife and daughter to South Africa.
A group of white men attacked him and tried to lynch him. -
Non violent protest - Satyagraha
The Transvaal government enacted a law requiring all Indians to register.
Gandhi insisted that the Indians openly but without violence defy the enacted law, suffering the punishment that the government wanted to impose. Gandhi was imprisoned along with the Indians -
Founded Satyagraha Ashram
He founded the satyagraha Ashram and started getting involved in the social and political life of the country. -
March of salt
He starred in an important non-violent protest, known as the salt march (salt satiagraha), which would serve as inspiration for movements such as that of the American Martin Luther King. -
Gandhi´s death
when Gandhi was on his way to a gathering to pray, he was assassinated at Birla Bhavan in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse.
