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Date of Birth
Mahandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, !869. In Porbandar, near Bombay. -
Gandhi married
Gandhi’s father had been the prime minister of several small native states. Gandhi was married when he was only 13 years old -
Gandhi Defied
Gandhi studied law at University College in London. When he was 19 he defied custom by going abroad to study. -
Gandhi South Africa
Gandhi went to South Africa in 1893. At Natal he was the first colored lawyer admitted to the Supreme Court. -
The Natal Indian Congress
In 1894, Gandhi founded the Natal Indian Congress. So, he could agitate for Indian Rights. -
Gandhi raises an Ambulance Corps
During the Boer War in 1899 Gandhi raised an ambulance corps. And served the South African Government. -
Gandhi begins his peaceful revolution
In 1906, however Gandhi began his peaceful revolution. He said that he would go to jail or even die before obeying an anti-Asian law. -
Gandhi goes Home
In World War 1 Gandhi he organized again an ambulance corps for the British. After that he returns home to India in 1914. -
Gandhi Retires
In 1934 Gandhi retired as head of the party but remained its actual leader. Gradually he became convinced that India would receive no real freedom as long as it remained in the British Empire. -
Gandhi Dies
On January 30, 1948, Gandhi was on his way to prayer in Delhi, Gandhi was killed by a Hindu who had been mad by the Mahatma’s efforts to reconcile Hindus and Muslims. An epic motion picture based on his life won several Academy award in 1983.
