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He was born in Porbandar, India on October 2, 1869 and six years later (1876) he traveled to Rajkot with his father to attend school
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He married Kasturba at thirteen, a girl his own age, in a wedding arranged by her parents. Three years later (1891) he moved to London and qualified for the profession of lawyer.
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Back in India, he agrees to travel to South Africa to handle a business lawsuit..
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In India propaganda for Indians in South Africa.
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Favorece a Inglaterra durante la guerra anglo-bóer; y cinco años más tarde (1904), funda una colonia agrícola y combate una epidemia de peste negra.
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Launches its first non-violent resistance campaign “satyagraha” (in defense of the Indians of South Africa); and eight years later (1914) he obtained equal rights for Indian immigrants.
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It promotes the improvement of the situation of the peasants; and two years later (1919) the first nationwide "satyagraha" campaign began in Delhi to protest against the restrictive measures of the English towards the Indians.
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Gandhi le propone a los musulmanes de la India la no cooperación como respuesta a las condiciones de paz con Turquía. El pueblo le confiere el título de “Mahatma” (alma grande).
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He is sentenced to six years in prison for initiating civil disobedience that produced violence a year earlier, when violent disorders broke out in Bombay, on the occasion of the visit of the Prince of Wales. He is pardoned in 1924.
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He restarts political activity and has an order approved that declares that from that moment the objective of politics will be to achieve total independence.
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He starts a "satyagraha" with which he achieves the abolition of the salt monopoly after being arrested, released and having reached an agreement between Lord Irwin and him.
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He is arrested for having once again proclaimed civil disobedience. After fasting for 145 hours, he obtained the abolition of separate schools for the "untouchables" and the discrimination that weighs on them. In 1933 he is released.
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The Congress party once again entrusts him with full powers for the civil disobedience campaign.
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He is imprisoned due to other leaders until 1944. His wife dies in prison.
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Now free, Gandhi participates in the negotiations for the granting of the independence of India until 1946
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On August 15, the independence of India and Pakistan is proclaimed. Gandhi devotes all his strength to restoring peace between Hindus and Muslims.
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On January 30, Gandhi is shot to death at the age of 78 by Hindu fanatic Nathuram Godse while on his way to a meeting to pray. The man was opposed to his program of tolerance towards all religions.
