Mahatma Gandhi Timeline

  • Mahatma Gandhi's Birth

    Mahatma Gandhi's Birth
    Mahatma Gandhi was born on the date of October 2, 1869. He was born in Porbandar, which was close by to Bombay.
  • Natal Indian Congress

    Natal Indian Congress
    Mahatma Gandhi found the Natal Indian Congress for Indian Rights. After this, he was still loyal to the British Empire.
  • Boer War

    Boer War
    During this time, Mahatma Gandhi raised an ambulance corps. As well as this, he served the South African government.
  • Beginning the Peaceful Revolution

    Beginning the Peaceful Revolution
    He stated that he would go to jail or die because he didn't want to obey the anti-Asian law. Due to his rebel, thousands more Indians joined him
  • Angered By the Act

    Angered By the Act
    He became a leader in the Indian National Congress Political Party. Mahatma Gandhi did this because he was very critical about the act and didn't like the fact that people were isolated​ in jail.
  • Launching the Campaign

    Launching the Campaign
    During this time, Gandhi sent out a campaign against Britain. Gandhi felt confident and encouraged Indians to spin their own cotton and boycott British goods.
  • Mahatma Gandhi's Salt March that Failed

    Mahatma Gandhi's Salt March that Failed
    After Gandhi's imprisonment, he began another protest but this time about the salt tax. He and thousands of Indians marched 200 miles to a sea and collect their own salt. Because of this, he was jailed yet again.
  • Imprisoned Again?

    Imprisoned Again?
    He had retired as head of the party and was persuaded that India would never receive freedom due to the British Empire. Towards the beginning of World War II, he ordered independence for India because India had helped Britain prepare for war. Gandhi was then jailed again for the 3rd time.
  • Gandhi's Dream had Come to Life

    Gandhi's Dream had Come to Life
    Gandhi had conquered something great that he had been longing to, he won India's independence. His plan was to split two countries and bring nonviolence.
  • Mahatma Gandhi's Assassination

    Mahatma Gandhi's Assassination
    On this day, Gandhi was off to pray in Delhi when someone came by and killed him. This person who killed Gandhi was a Hindu who was angered by him for wanting to friend Muslims and Hindus.