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Nacimiento
In Porbandar, northwestern India. At that time, India was a colony under the rule of the British Empire and Indians were second-class citizens in their own country. -
1919
After the First World War, he began his passive resistance movement, which was
It spread throughout India when the Rowlatt laws were passed. -
1920
marks an important date in the life of Gandhi, because it was precisely in this year, on the occasion of the extraordinary session of the Indian National Congress in Calcutta and the ordinary session held shortly after in Nagpur, that Gandhi achieved great personal success: in the first The implementation of a gradual passive resistance, desired and ardently defended by Gandhi as a method of struggle against colonial oppression, was approved, and in the second, ratified. -
March of salt
Gandhi promoted different non-violent actions, such as the Salt March of 1930: it was about consuming salt, a staple product with which only British companies could trade. -
Nonviolence
This October 2 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), founder of the nonviolence movement and one of the leaders who promoted the independence of India in 1947. -
Throughout his life
I promote equal treatment of people -
Throughout his life
He achieved the independence of his country without the use of violence. -
Throughout his life
It sought to promote the education of young people from all over the world in non-violence -
Throughout his life
He tried to eliminate the castes and religions that divide his people -
1948
His cause of death was an assassination.
Mahatma Gandhi, the national and spiritual leader of India, was shot dead on 30 January 1948 by a Hindu fanatic.
