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Birth
He was born in Porbandar, near Bombay -
Marriage
Gandhi married Kasturbai. He married her in an aranged marriage. -
Founding
He founded the Natal Indian Congress to agitate for Indian rights. He became interested in the problem that Indians were coming to Africa as "labors." -
Law School
He went into studying philosophy. He read a lot about it and found out about nonviolence Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience." -
Returning
Gandhi returned to Indiana. But he was unsuccessful in Bombay so he went to South Africa. -
Revolution
Gandhi declared he would go to jail and even die before he would obey the No-Asian law. A thousand Indians joined him. -
Reconcile
He worked to reconcile all classes. -
Noncooperation Movement
Gandhi wanted Indians to spin their own cotton. He also said he wanted to boycott british goods. -
Jailed
He led thousands of Indians in a march to the sea to collect their own salt. He was jailed once again. -
Retired
He retired from the head of the party. He still remained a leader
