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Mahātmā Gandhi
Gandhi in London, 1931
Born	Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-10-02)2 October 1869 Porbandar, Porbandar State, Kathiawar Agency, British Raj
Died	30 January 1948(1948-01-30) (aged 78) New Delhi, Dominion of India
Cause of death	Assassination (gunshot wounds)
Monuments	Raj Ghat Gandhi Smriti
Citizenship	British Empire (1869–1947) Dominion of India (1947–1948)
Alma mater	Alfred High School, Rajkot (1880 – November 1887) Samaldas Arts College, Bhavnagar (January 1888 – July 1888) Inner Temple, London (September 1888–1891) (Informal auditing student at University College London between 1888 and 1891)
Occupations	Lawyer anti-colonialist political ethicist
Years active	1893–1948
Era	British Raj
Known for	Leadership of the campaign for India's independence from British rule Nonviolent resistance
Notable work	The Story of My Experiments with Truth
Political party	Indian National Congress (1920–1934)
Movement	Indian independence movement
Spouse	Kasturba Gandhi ​ ​ (m. 1883; died 1944)​
Children	Harilal Manilal Ramdas Devdas
Parents	Karamchand Gandhi (father) Putlibai Gandhi (mother)
Relatives	See Family of Mahatma Gandhi C. Rajagopalachari (father-in-law of Gandhi's son Devdas)
Awards	Time Person of the Year (1930)
43rd President of the Indian National Congress
In office 1924
Preceded by	Abul Kalam Azad
Succeeded by	Sarojini Naidu
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