Grade 4 Term 2 Timeline: Mahatma Gandhi

1869 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is born in Porbandar, Gujarat, India 1883 Gandhi marries KasturbaiMakhanji in an arranged child marriage 1888 He travels to London to train as a barrister 1891 He returns to India from London after passing the Bar 1893 He travels to South Africa to work under a year-long contract with Dada Abdulla & Co., an Indian firm 1893 Gandhi experiences racism when ejected from a South Africantrain. This motivates him to fight for Indian rights in the British Colony 1894 He establishes the Natal Indian Congress 1896 He becomes an established political leader in South Africa 1899 He organizes an Indian ambulance corps of 1100 men during his service in the Boer War 1906 He organizes stretcher-bearer corps that serves during the Zulu uprising Gandhi introduces the non-violent protest philosophy of Satyagraha 1908 Gandhi is arrested for the first time, for refusing to carry an obligatory id card in South Africa 1913 Gandhi begins "Great March" to gain Indian rights in South Africa 1914 Gandhi returns to India where he becomes leader of the Indian National Congress. 1914 1919 The British government passes the Rowlatt Act in colonial India, indefinitely extending the use of 'emergency measures' 1920 The Gandhi era of the Indian independence movement begins with the Non-Cooperation Movement 1922 A Nationalist mob sets fire to a police station, prompting Gandhi to call off the Non-Cooperation Movement Gandhi is arrested by the British Government on charges of inciting violence 1924 Gandhi is released from prison after serving only two years of a six-year sentence following surgery for appendicitis Gandhi begins twenty-one day fast in an attempt to reconcile Hindus and Muslims 1929 The Indian National Congress raises the tricolour flag of India Declaration of the independence of India 1930 In order to help free India from British control, Gandhi proposed a non-violent march protesting the British salt tax Gandhi arrives at Dandi, Gujarat, concluding the salt march 1931 Ghandi is released from prison Gandhi signs an agreement with Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India, which includes the discontinuation of the civil disobedience movement by the Indian National Congress the removal of the tax salt 1934 Gandhi announces retirement from politics to focus on village economics 1942 Gandhi is arrested after refusing to support Britain during WW2 unless India is given immediate independence 1944 Gandhi is released from prison 1947 India gains independence from Britain India is partitioned into two separate states: India and Pakistan 1948 Gandhi announces fast to end Hindu/Muslim violence in Delhi Gandhi is assassinated