Mahatma Gandhi

Born

October 2, 1869

Died

January 30, 1948 (aged 78)

Known as

politician, barrister, political writer, journalist, philosopher, autobiographer

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule, which would later inspire movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahātmā, first applied to him in 1914 in South Africa, is now used throughout the world.

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