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Mahatma Gandhi

Key events in the life of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of India's nonviolent independence movement against British colonial rule.

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1869

Birth of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

1869157 years ago

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbandar, Gujarat, India.

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1893

Pietermaritzburg Train Incident

1893133 years ago

Gandhi was forcibly evicted from a first-class train compartment in South Africa, a pivotal moment that sparked his anti-discrimination activism.

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1894

Founding of Natal Indian Congress

1894132 years ago

Gandhi helped establish the Natal Indian Congress to organize Indian South Africans and fight racial discrimination.

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1906

First Satyagraha Campaign

1906120 years ago

Gandhi introduced Satyagraha (nonviolent resistance) during a mass meeting in Johannesburg to protest against anti-Asian legislation.

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1915

Return to India

1915112 years ago

Gandhi returned permanently to India after over two decades in South Africa to support the Indian nationalist movement.

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1917

Champaran Satyagraha

1917109 years ago

Gandhi led his first major civil disobedience movement in Bihar, defending tenant farmers forced to grow indigo under oppressive terms.

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1920

Launch of Non-Cooperation Movement

1920106 years ago

Gandhi launched the nationwide Non-Cooperation Movement, calling on Indians to boycott British schools, courts, and foreign goods.

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1930

Start of the Salt March

193096 years ago

Gandhi began a 240-mile march from Sabarmati to Dandi to protest the oppressive British salt monopoly, sparking nationwide civil disobedience.

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1942

Launch of the Quit India Movement

194284 years ago

Gandhi issued the 'Do or Die' call demanding an immediate end to British rule in India, leading to his arrest alongside other Congress leaders.

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1948

Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi

194879 years ago

Gandhi was assassinated in New Delhi by Hindu nationalist Nathuram Godse while on his way to an evening prayer meeting.

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