Mohandas K. Gandhi By hrbeau11 Oct 2, 1869 Mohandas Gandhi was born in Porbandar, India Sep 4, 1888 Ghandi leaves for England to study law. Jan 11, 1908 Ghandi is arrested and sentenced to two months in prison. Oct 10, 1908 Ghandi is arrested again and spends a month in prison. Jun 30, 1913 Gandhi and Smuts, the Prime Minister of the Transvaal, reach an agreement that ends the protests. Nov 13, 1914 Indians in Natal and Transvaal, march under Ghandi's leadership, in a peaceful protest of a racist poll tax and marriage laws. Jan 9, 1915 ·Gandhi returns home to India, and receives a hero's welcome. Apr 13, 1919 Amritsar Massacre; Under General Dyer, British troops slaughter Indian protesters. Aug 1, 1920 Gandhi calls for a period of non-cooperation across India. Jan 26, 1930 ·Gandhi publishes the Declaration of Independence of India. May 5, 1931 Gandhi is arrested for violating the Salt Laws; non-cooperation movements break out across India May 6, 1944 Gandhi is released from the Aga Khan's palace. May 16, 1946 British Cabinet Mission publishes proposal for an Indian state, without partition; Jinnah and the Muslim League reject the proposal. Aug 15, 1947 Indian independence becomes official, as does the partition into two countries, India and Pakistan. Jan 30, 1948 Gandhi is assassinated by Nathuram Vinayuk Godse, a Hindu nationalist.
