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1857
East India Company Indian National Congress Revolt. Gandhi struggles with freedom. -
1858
British Crown rule was established in India, ending a century of control by the East India Company -
1885
Hindu Indian National Congress, or Congress Party. Death of Karamchand Gandhi, Gandhi's father. -
1906
Gandhi organizes his first protest against anti-Indian. Muslim League laws in South Africa. -
1915
1915 Bombay India - Beginning of world war 1. Gandhi returns to India like a star, everyone welcomes him with respect; he had come back from a protest for Indian rights in South Africa. -
1918
In return for their service, the British government promised reforms that would eventually lead to self-government. -
1919
British passed the Rowlatt Acts.Greek soldiers invaded Turkey and threatened to conquer it. Amritsar Massacre -
1920
The Congress Party endorsed civil disobedience, -
1930
The Salt March -
1931
March 12-April 6, 1931: ·Gandhi leads his Salt March to the sea. -
May 5, 1931
Gandhi is arrested for violating the Salt Laws; non-cooperation movements break out across India. -
January 1931
The British government calms down to protests, releases all prisoners, invites a Congress representative to Britain for a Round Table Conference (the Congress asks Gandhi to be this representative). -
December 28, 1931
December 28, 1931: ·Gandhi returns to India. -
January 4, 1932
January 4, 1932: ·Gandhi is arrested for sedition, and held without a trial. -
1935
Gandhi changed the name of the country from the Greek name Persia to the traditional name Iran. -
1947
India gets its independence from the British. -
1948
On January 30, Gandhi is killed at a prayer meeting in New Dehli.
