Mahatma Gandhi (Person) AKA Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
1869 AD - 1948 AD
AKA Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule and in turn inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.
The honorific Mahātmā (Sanskrit: "great-souled", "venerable"), first applied to him in 1914 in South Africa, is now used throughout the world.
Gandhi's birthday, 2 October, is commemorated in India as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday, and worldwide as the International Day of Nonviolence.
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05/1883 AD
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