Gandhi

born

Oct 2, 1869

Birth of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Married

May 1, 1883

Gandhi and Kasturbai are married

England

Sep 4, 1888

Gandhi leaves for England to study law.

Passes test

Jun 10, 1891

Gandhi passes the bar exam in England.

Bristish

Jul 31, 1907

The Boer Republic Transvaal, now under the control of the British, attempts to register all Indians as members; Gandhi and others refuse to register. Their resistance efforts mark the first use of nonviolent non-cooperation by the Indian minority in South Africa, soon calledsatyagraha, or "soul-force."

Arsset

Jan 11, 1908

Gandhi is arrested and sentenced to two months in prison.

Arsseted

Oct 10, 1908

·Gandhi is arrested again, spends a month in jail.

leadership

Nov 13, 1913

Indians in Natal and Transvaal, under Gandhi's leadership, march peacefully in protest of a racist poll tax and marriage laws. The marches continue through the winter

agreement

Jun 30, 1914

Gandhi and Smuts, the Prime Minister of the Transvaal, reach an agreement, ending the protests.

salt

May 25, 1915

Gandhi and his followers found the Sabarmati ashram, the religiously-oriented communal farm where Gandhi, his family, and his followers will live.

independence

Jan 26, 1930

Gandhi publishes the Declaration of Independence of India.

Goverment

Apr 1, 1930

Gandhi formed the Natal Indian Congress in 1894 to fight discrimination. At the end of his year-long contract, he prepared to return to India until he learned at his farewell party of a bill before the Natal Legislative Assembly that would deprive Indians of the right to vote. Fellow immigrants convinced Gandhi to stay and lead the fight against the legislation. Although Gandhi could not prevent the law’s passage, he drew international attention to the injustice.

salt laws

Mar 2, 1931

Gandhi warns the Viceroy of his intention to break the Salt Laws.

independce of india

Aug 15, 1947

Indian independence becomes official, as does the partition into two countries, India and Pakistan.