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Mahatma Gandhi is Born
Mahatma Gandhi is born to Karamchand Gandhi and Putlibai Gandhi. He was born in the city of Porbandar, India. -
Gandhi Gets Married at Age 13
Mahatma Gandhi gets married to Kasturba Kapadia at age 13. The couple went on to have four children. This was the only wife Gandhi ever had. -
Gandhi Goes to Define a Custom
Gandhi goes to the University College in London and studies law. He was made fun of sometimes because of his Indian ways. In his spare time he studied philosophy and became very smart. -
Gandhi Becomes the First Colored Lawyer
Gandhi, with no luck in India, goes to South Africa to be the first colored lawyer. This leaded him to be one of the greatest leaders of all time. -
Gandhi Starts the Natal Indian Congress
In South Africa, Gandhi sees than many Indians are being inslaved and used for labor. Gandhi then started the Natal Indian Congress for Indian rights against slavery -
Gandhi Begins his Peaceful Revolution
1906, nothing had changed. This is when Gandhi decided to start peacefully protesting. One of the reasons was inslaved Indians. The second reason was that salt prices were going up. -
Gandhi Sets up Ambulance Corps for WWI Fighters
As WWI started, Gandhi wanted to help injured warriors. In doing so he set up ambulance corps for them. This was a major step to helping the wounded -
Gandhi Retires from Head of the Party but Still Remains the Leader
With his age, Gandhi decides to retire from Head of the Party and still stay a leader. This was an astronomical move for him. -
Gandhi Claims Victory
In 1947, Gandhi claimed his victory. India had won Independence. This was great for India, but not great for Britain. -
Gandhi is Assassinated
In 1948, Gandhi was traveling to prayer by Delhi. On his way he was killed by a Hindu who was maddened by his efforts to get Hindus and Muslims together.