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Date of birth
was born in Porbandar, Kathiawar, india -
got married
At the age of thirteen, he married a young Indian woman of the same age, Kasturba Makharji, with whom he had four children. -
study law
Mahatma did not excel in studies either. He managed to pass the university entrance exam with great effort. Soon after, he moved to England to study law in London in 1888. -
got the law degree
Gandhi immersed himself in Western culture to understand how the East was perceived. After obtaining his law degree three years later, Gandhi returned to India. -
her mother's death
On his return, everything changed: his mother had just passed away and his family had lost influence. In addition, his career as a lawyer did not start in the best way. In full trial, Gandhi was unable to speak in front of the court. -
trip to south africa
In 1893, the young Gandhi moved to Durban (South Africa), where a company hired him as a lawyer. There he quickly became interested in the situation of his Indian compatriots. -
indigenous congress
Gandhi formed the Natal Indigenous Congress in 1894 to fight discrimination. -
peaceful protest
Gandhi changed his way of life to a much simpler and communal one. From then on, his methods of protest were non-violence and peaceful resistance. In 1906, in a massive protest in Johannesburg, it was the first time that Gandhi adopted this position, known as satyagraha. -
his imprisonment
Gandhi and multitudes of Indian citizens were imprisoned and punished many times, after protesting against an unjust tax, the South African authorities backed off and it was seen as a great victory for the Indian people. -
RETURNED TO INDIA
His return to India came in 1915. The fight for the rights of the Indian community in South Africa was seen as an act of heroism. At once all of India knew who Mahatma Gandhi was. -
opposition against the British
In February 1919, he manifested himself alongside Great Britain in the First World War. However, he soon went on to lead the opposition against the British upon learning of the Rowlatt Bill.
Gandhi started a series of protests during these years that led to his arrest by the English authorities. -
the independence
With the end of World War II came the independence of India in 1947. India was divided into Hindus (India) and Muslims (Pakistan). There was a huge exodus and a great massacre in which hundreds of thousands of people died.
Gandhi tried to stop the massacres, although he only got the hatred of the radicals on both sides. So much so that his life was attempted on more than one occasion. -
his death
On January 30, 1948, a young Hindu radical assaulted him and shot him down. The murderer and his accomplice were sentenced to death and executed in November 1949.
Mahatma Gandhi, although not without controversy, is the symbol of the non-violent struggle that inspired other leaders such as Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela.
