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Birth
His full name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was born on October 2, 1869. His parents were from a good cast, so they had some money. He was a happy child. -
Gandhi Gets Married
At the young age of 13, Gandhi has an arranged marriage with a girl named Kasturba. In this picture, they are older than 13. -
Gandhi Sails For England
After numerous promises to his mother, he got to sail to England to attend Law school. -
Gandhi Gets His Law Degree
He returned to India with this, but had trouble getting a job. There is no exact date of when he got his degree and retured. -
Gandhi Moves to South Africa
He moved here when he was offered a job by the Dada Abdulla & Co. Here is where he saw the racial discrimination and how Indians were mistreated. This sparked what Gandhi would do next to help his people. -
Gandhi Founds The Natal Indian Congress
This was a group of men who looked after the interests of the Indian people. -
Gandhi Took His Vow
This was when Gandhi decided he would fight for freedom by using Ahimsa (non-violence) and Satyagraha (holding fast to truth or firmness in a righteous cause). Also, 10 years later, he got the South African governtment to agree to the needs of the Indians living there. -
Gandhi Returns To India
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Gandhi Founds The All-India Spinners' Association
This association was used to get peopleinvolved to spin their own cloth and to rebell against purchasing British made cloth. -
Great Salt March
This was one of the most impacting revolt from Gandhi and his followers. This was a protest against the British Salt Tax. They marched to the sea to protest. Yet sadly, it ended with Gandhi beaten and he and some of his followers imprisoned. -
Kasturba Dies at Age 74
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Partition of India
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Gandhi is Assassinated
He was killed by a man named Nathuram Godse. This is his grave.
