Gandhi Timeline

  • Gandhi’s Birth

    Gandhi’s Birth
    A man named Gandhi was born in Porbandar. Him and his family were Hindus and they belonged to the caste Vaisya
  • Return To India

    Return To India
    Gandhi came back to India after college. At his University he studied law and some philosophy. During college he was often snubbed because he was an Indian
  • To South Africa

    To South Africa
    After Gandhi was unsuccessful in becoming a lawyer in Bombay, he went to South Africa. Here he became the first “colored” lawyer Admitted to the Supreme Court.
  • Natal Indian Congress foundation

    Natal Indian Congress foundation
    Gandhi founded Natal Indian Congress to promote Indian rights. Even though he did this, he still stayed loyal to the British empire.
  • Boer War

    Boer War
    The Boer War starts. This is where Gandhi raised an ambulance corps and served the South African government
  • No Anti-Asian Laws

    No Anti-Asian Laws
    Gandhi returns home after the Zulu Revolt. He starts a peaceful revolution about how he’d rather die that follow anti-Asian laws. During this he gained thousands of Indian followers and went to jail twice.
  • World War I

    World War I
    Even though he charted a peace revolution, he still organized am balance corps fro the British. After the war Gandhi returned home
  • Indian National Congress

    Indian National Congress
    Gandhi gained many nearly blind followers in his “home rule” campaign. After this he became a leader for the Indian National Congress political party
  • Salt Tax Protest

    Salt Tax Protest
    In protest of salt tax, Gandhi led thousands of Indians on a 200 mile march so they could collect their own salt. This got him imprisoned once again.
  • Gandhi’s Death

    Gandhi’s Death
    On his way to prayer in Delhi, Gandhi was brutally murdered by a Hindu. This man was unhappy because the Mahtams efforts to reconcile Hindus and Muslims