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Being Born
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbandar, India. -
Marriage
Gandhi was married at age thirteen to a girl about the same age as him. -
Learning Law in London
Gandhi left India to study law in London. -
English bar
Gandhi was called to the English bar. -
Legal Work
Gandhi went to South Africa to do some legal work. -
Bus Bullies
Gandhi was beaten on a bus and forced to go to third class when he had first class tickets. This happened because of his Indian heritage. -
Founding freedom to vote
Gandhi founds the Natal Indian Congress so Indians can vote in South Africa. -
Being Beaten
Gandhi was beaten by a mob of white settlers because of his Indian heritage. He was saved by the wife of the Durban Police Chief. -
Burning registration cards
Gandhi and 2,000 followers burn their registration cards in protest. -
Demolishing unfair law
The Asian Population Registration Act is NO MORE! -
Quit India campaign
Gandhi launches the Quit India campaign declaring India’s independence from British rule. Gandhi is imprisoned. -
Hunger strike
The seventy-three year old Gandhi starts a hunger strike that lasts for 21 days. -
Death
Gandhi died at age seventy-eight -
Boycott British
Gandhi gets people to more boycott British products and encourages people to start making their own clothes rather than buying British clothes.
