1869: Gandhi is born on October 2 in Porbandar, Gujarat, India.
1893: Gandhi travels to South Africa to work as a legal representative for the Muslim Indian Traders based in the city of Pretoria.
1915: Gandhi returns to India and begins working as a political leader and activist.
1919: Gandhi leads a campaign of civil disobedience against the British-imposed Rowlatt Act, which granted the government sweeping powers to suppress
1930: Gandhi leads a Salt Satyagraha, or salt march, to protest the British salt tax. The march becomes a symbol of resistance
1947: India gains independence from British rule, and Gandhi is hailed as a hero and the father of the nation.
1948: Gandhi is assassinated by a Hindu nationalist Nathuram Godse on January 30. His death is mourned throughout India and the world
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