Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Gandhi


Gandhi was born October 2,1869. In Porbandar, India. In his early life when Gandhi was 13 he married his wife Kasturba and she was the same age as him. Gandhi went to college in London and became lawyer. When he went back to India the British were in India and being disrespectful to the Indian people. Gandhi had told people that they can only use civil disobedience. That means that they would not fallow the British laws without using violence because they thought it was wrong. Gandhi instead had everyone burn their passports that they had to carry around with them. The year the Pass Burring demonstration the year was 1908. The Hindus and the Muslims were fighting so Gandhi fasted for 30 days and finally got his way and everyone got along. Gandhi was arrested 4 times in his long life. He was shot to death January 30, 1948.

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