The Gandhian Era (1917-47)

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948): Chronological Overview

In South Africa : 1893- 1914
1893	Departure of Gandhi to South Africa.
1894	Foundation of Natal Indian Congress.
1899	Foundation of Indian Ambulance Core during Boer Wars.
1904	Foundation of Indian Opinion (magazine) and Phoenix Farm at Phoenix near Durban.
1906	First Civil Disobedience. Movement (Satyagraha) against Asiatic Ordinance in Transvaal.
1907	Satyagraha against Compulsory Registration and Passes for Asians (The Black Act) In  Transvaal.
1908	Trial and imprisonment –Johannesburg Jail (First Jail Term)
1910	Foundation of Tolstoy Farm (Later Gandhi Ashrama) near Johannesburg.
1913	Satyagraha against derecognition of non Christian marriages in Cape Town.
1914	Quits South Africa forever and returns to India, Awarded Kaisar-i-Hind for raising an Indian Ambulance Core during Boer wars.