Mohandas K. Gandhi

Ghandi's Birth

Oct 2, 1869

Mahandis Karamchand Gandhi was born into a middle class Hindu family in Porbandar, Gujart, India.

Gandhi Leaves For England

Sep 4, 1888

Gandhi went to England to study law. He went to the University College London in Camden Town, Greater London UK.

Passed Bar

Jun 12, 1891

Mohnadas Gandhi passed the bar exam at the University College London as a Barrister. After passing the bar he returned to India for a short time.

Gets Thrown Off of a Train

Jun 7, 1893

Gandhi got thrown off of a train in South Africa for sitting in first class. The people said that Gandhi should have to sit in the third class part of the trian since he was not white.

Natal India Congress

Aug 22, 1894

Gandhi created the Natal India Congress to look after all of India's intersets. Gandhi felt that this permanent orginaztion was urgently needed after the Indian National Congress in 1893.

Gandhi Opens Own Law Office

Oct 31, 1903

Ganhi opens his own law practice in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Satyagraha

Sep 11, 1906

Gandhi introduces his non-violent protest philosophy called stayagraha. He called on his fellow Indians to defy the new laws and suffer the punishments for doing so.

Arrested For the First Time

Jan 10, 1908

Gandhi was arrested for the first time for breach of the registration law. He was released the next month and beaten up by a compatriot who said he betrayed the Indian cause.

Great March

Nov 6, 1913

Gandhi held a great march to help gain Indian Rights in South Africa. 2221 men, women, and children participated in the march that started at 6:30 a.m.

Peaceful March

Nov 13, 1913

Indians in Natal and Transvaal, undder Gandhi's leadership, march peacefully in protest of racist poll tax and marriage laws. The marches continue through the winter.

Gandhi and Smuts Agreement

Jun 30, 1914

Gandhi and Smuts, the Prime Minister of the Transaal, reach angreement, ending the protests.

Hero's Welcome To India

Jan 15, 1915

Gandhi was given a hero's welcome when he returned to India. He spoke at conventions of the Indian National Congress but was just introduced to the problems India was facing.

Salt March

Mar 12, 1930

Gandhi and thousands of followers went on a 24 day march to the sea to gather and make their own salt. They no longer were forced to pay for heavily taxed British Salt.

Quit India

Dec 11, 1942

Gandhi and the INC agree to a term of non-cooperation with Britain. This caused the British to arrest more people and use force against the nonviolence.

Indian Independence is Official

Aug 15, 1947

India's Independece becomes official. The partition splits the country into two completely seperate nations: Muslim Pakistan and Hindu India.

Fasting to End Violence

Jan 12, 1948

Gandhi announces that he will fast to force Hindus and Muslims to stop all violent attacks on eachother in Delhi.He asked for all Muslims homes be restored to them and that the payment of 550 million rupees be made to Pakistan.

Assassination of Gandhi

Jan 30, 1948

Hindu nationalist, Nathuram Vinayuk Godse, assassinated Gandhi while he was on his way to Pakistan. Nathuram Godse believed Ghandi betrayed his own people.