Mohandas K. Gandhi Timeline By tkistler18 Oct 2, 1869 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is Born in Gujarat, India 1876 Mohandes Gandhi Begins Primary School in Rajkot 1881 Mohandes Gandhi Enters High School in Rajkot 1883 Mohandes Gandhi Marries Kasturbai Makhanji in an Arranged Child Marriage 1893 Mohandes Gandhi Travels to South Africa to Work Under a Year-Long Contract with Dada Abdulla & Co., an Indian Firm 1893 Mahatma Gandhi is Ejected from a South African Train, Motivating Him to Fight for Indian Rights in the British Colony Jan 10, 1897 Mohandes Gandhi is Nearly Lynched by White Settlers in Durban upon Returning from a Brief Trip to Fetch his Family in India Sep 11, 1906 Gandhi Introduces Non-Violent Protest Philosophy of Satyagraha Jan 10, 1908 Gandhi is Arrested for the First Time, for Refusing to Carry an Obligatory ID Card in South Africa May 30, 1910 Gandhi Establishes the Tolstoy Farm, which Serves as a Base of Operations for His Activities in South Africa Nov 6, 1913 Gandhi Begins "Great March" to Gain Indian Rights in South Africa 1914 Gandhi Suspends South African Struggle After Winning Passage of the Indian Relief Act Jan 9, 1915 Gandhi Receives Hero's Welcome Upon Returning to India from South Africa 1920 The Gandhi Era of the Indian Independence Movement Begins with the Non-Cooperation Movement 1921 Gandhi is Given Exclusive Authority Over the Indian National Congress 1922 Nationalist Mob Sets Fire to a Police Station in Chauri Chaura Incident, Prompting Mahatma Gandhi to Call Off the Non-Cooperation Movement Mar 10, 1922 Gandhi is Arrested by the British Government on Charges of Inciting Violence at Chauri Chaura 1924 Gandhi is Released from Prison After Serving Only Two Years of a Six-Year Sentence Following Surgery for Appendicitis 1924 Gandhi Begins Twenty-One Day Fast in an Attempt to Reconcile Hindus and Muslims Jan 26, 1930 Declaration of the Independence of India Mar 5, 1931 Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India, Signs the Gandhi-Irwin Pact 1932 Gandhi Begins Six-Day Fast to Protest Separate Elections for Untouchables Sep 17, 1934 Gandhi Announces Retirement from Politics to Focus on Village Economics Mar 3, 1939 Gandhi Announces Fast-Unto-Death in the Effort to Form a People's Council in Rajkot Aug 9, 1942 Gandhi is Arrested, Along with the Entire Congress Working Committee Aug 16, 1946 Direct Action Day, Also Known as the "Great Calcutta Killing" Jun 15, 1947 United Kingdom Passes the Indian Independence Act 1947 Jan 12, 1948 Mahatma Gandhi Announces Fast to End Hindu/Muslim Violence in Delhi Jan 30, 1948 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is Assassinated by Nathuram Godse
