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In which year did Mahatma Gandhi return to India?
In which year did Mahatma Gandhi return to India?
- 1890
- 1893
- 1915 (correct)
- 1948
What did Mahatma Gandhi do in South Africa?
What did Mahatma Gandhi do in South Africa?
- Represent an Indian merchant in a lawsuit
- Lead the Indian National Congress
- Campaign for civil rights (correct)
- Achieve self-rule
What was the date of Mahatma Gandhi's death?
What was the date of Mahatma Gandhi's death?
- October 2, 1869
- January 30, 1948 (correct)
- June 4, 1945
- December 5, 1956
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- Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in the coastal town of Porbandar in Gujarat, India.
- He was educated at the Inner Temple in London and became a lawyer in 1891.
- Gandhi moved to South Africa in 1893 to represent an Indian merchant in a lawsuit.
- He lived in South Africa for 21 years, where he campaigned for civil rights and opposed discrimination against Indians.
- In 1915, Gandhi returned to India and began leading the Indian National Congress.
- Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for ending poverty, expanding womens rights, building religious and ethnic amity, and achieving self-rule.
- In the months following independence, he undertook several hunger strikes to stop religious violence.
- Gandhi died on January 30, 1948, in Delhi at the age of 80.
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