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He was born in Porbandar, which is near Bombay. His family fell under the Vaisya caste. His family was middle class.
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Gandhi was married at the age of 13!!! He was young but already moving quickly with his life.
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When Gandhi was unsuccessful in Bombay, he moved to South Africa. He was the first colored lawyer to join the supreme court.
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Gandhi states that he would rather go to jail or die instead of having to obey the anti-Asian law. Many people joined him and for this he was sent to jail.
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While they were protesting for salt tax Gandhi led many people. It was a 200 mile journey. For this he was put in jail.
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He retired so he wouldn’t be the main leader. But he is actually the leader. He was confident that India would never have freedom.
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Gandhi finally got a victory. They had won independence. This split India and Pakistan apart.
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Gandhi was on his way to Delhi. He was killed by a angry Hindu because he didn’t like how Gandhi was trying to reconcile Hindus and Muslims.
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Gandhi won many awards. One of the awards was an epic motion picture. That represented his life.
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After almost 50 years after Gandhi died his ashes were dumped in the Ganges River. It was a ceremony honoring him.