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- Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, nationalist and political ethicist.
- He used nonviolent resistance to lead India's successful campaign for independence from British rule.
- He inspired movements for civil rights and freedom around the world.
- Gandhi was born in Gujarat, India in 1869 and trained in law in London.
- He lived in South Africa for 21 years, where he first employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights.
- Gandhi returned to India in 1915 and led campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, and achieving self-rule.
- He adopted a simple lifestyle and undertook long fasts as a means of both introspection and political protest.
- Gandhi led the Dandi Salt March in 1930 and called for the British to quit India in 1942.
- India gained independence from Britain in 1947, but was partitioned into two dominions, India and Pakistan.
- Gandhi attempted to alleviate religious violence following the partition and undertook hunger strikes to stop it.
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