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Birth
Mahatma K. Gandhi was born in Porbandar, India to a middle class family. -
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The Life of Gandhi
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Moving
Gandhi's family moved to Rajkot, India when he was seven years old. -
Marriage
Gandhi married Kasturbai Makhanji when he was only thirteen. -
Voyage to England
He set sail for England to study law. -
Return Home
Gandhi passed his bar exam in England and returned to India to practice law. -
Job in South Africa
Gandhi accepts commision to spend a year in South Africa to work as a lawyer. -
Return from South Africa
He returned to India from South Affrica to attend the Indian National Congress meeting which he would later lead. -
Law Office
Gandhi decides to open a law office in Johannesberg, South Africa. -
Resistance Efforts
Gandhi organizes his first protest against anti-indian laws in South Africa. -
Arrested
Gandhi is sentenced to two months in prison after being arrested. -
El Presidente
Gandhi becomes President of the Indian National Congress(INC). -
Let Freedom Ring
Gandhi publishes the Declaration of Independence of India. -
Agreement
Gandhi visits Muhammad Ali Jinnah, but is unable to work out an agreement to keep India whole. -
Indian Independence
Indian Independence becomes official as does the partition into two countries, India and Pakistan. -
Murder!
Gandhi is shot and killed by a fellow Hindu, Nathuram Godse.
