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He was born October 2nd 1869 in Porbandar,
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Mohandas Gandhi married Kasturbai makhanji when he was only thirteen and she fourteen.
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He law at the university college london there he studied Indian law and jurisprudence and to train as a barrister at the Inner Temple.
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He was best known for his restraint and moderation.
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He believed the most important battle to fight was overcoming his own demons, fears, and insecurities. Gandhi summarised his beliefs first when he said "God is Truth" which is in essentially his methodology of Satyagraha .
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This was surprising because he had been unable to reach muslims.
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He called off the campagin of dis obediance because he thought it was going to turn into violence, and was imprisioned.
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He was only realesed because he had an appendicitis operation, and was released after only serving two years.
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The salt march began as a boycot on unfair brittish tax on salt in india.
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This was one of gandhi's most successful protests, upsetting British hold on India; British officials responded by imprisoning 60,000 people.
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He did this as an act of self purification.
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He did not disagree with the party's position, but thought that if he resigned other people would be heard.
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Even though gandhi was nonviolent many people didnt like what he was doing and there were three attempts on his life.
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Gandhi catches malaria while imprissioned and is let out because officials thought if he died in prision it would start an uproar.
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shot while he was walking to a platform to address a prayer meeting.He was assassinated by athuram Godse.