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Birth
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbandar located in western India. The Gandhis were lower caste yet middle-class with deep Hindu religious beliefs. -
Marriage
At age thirteen, Gandhi married Kasturba Makanji. -
Law Studies
Gandhi sails to England so that he can study law. -
Returns to India
Gandhi returns to India and begins to practice law. -
Move to South Africa
Gandhi moves his wife and children with him to South Africa. -
First Protest
Gandhi organizes his first protest against anti-Indian laws in South Africa. -
Imprisonment
Gandhi is imprisoned in South Africa. -
To England
Gandhi sails to England. -
Return to India Again
Gandhi returns to India. -
Non-cooperation in India
Gandhi calls for a period of non-cooperation across India -
Declaration of Indepence of India
Gandhi publishes the Declaration of Independence of India. -
The Salt March
Gandhi leads a march in a nonviolence protest against the British salt monoply in India. -
Arrested in Aga Khan's palace
Congress leaders are arrested; Gandhi is imprisoned in the Aga Khan's palace. -
"Quit India" Movement
Gandhi begins the nationwide "Quit India" movement. -
Released from Aga Khan's
Gandhi is released from the Aga Khan's palace. -
India's Independence
India gets its independence from the British. -
Death
Gandhi is killed at a prayer meeting in Dehli by Nathuram Vinayuk Godse, a Hindu nationalist.
