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Arrest of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

India · Politics / Congress Party. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

7Records
1922–1942Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1922

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi10 March 1922

Chauri Chaura · Politics / Congress Party

Gandhi is arrested then tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years imprisonment

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi18 March 1922

Chauri Chaura · Politics / Congress Party

While Gandhi is in prison the Indian National Congress spinters into 2 factions, one led by Chitta Ranjan Das and Motilal Nehru favouring participation in the legislatures, the other led by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Imprisoned after the Chauri Chaura incident. Begins his sentence, serves about two years of the sentence, being released in February 1924 after an operation for appendicitis

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi22 March 1922

Chauri Chaura · Politics / Congress Party

A British court sentences Mahatma Gandhi to 6 years in prison

1924

Mohandas Karamchand GandhiFebruary 1924

Politics / Congress Party

Released from prison

1930

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi26 January 1930

Politics / Congress Party

Released from prison to have talks with the British colonial Government in India

1933

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi1933

Politics / Congress Party

Gandi is imprisoned

1942

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi1942

Politics / Congress Party

Gandi is imprisoned, goes on hunger strike

Names involved

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Provenance

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