Gandhi was never in prison in South Africa.
Gandhi defied British Imperialism, first in South Africa, and then in his native India for most of his adult life.
university of South Africa
Gandhi use to travel first class when he was a lawyer. That soon changed when an Englishman objected to him sitting in the First Class Section even though Gandhi had a ticket. He got kicked off the train. Indians in South Africa were treated poorly. Indian marriages were not recognised, so therefore their wives were 'mistresses'.
Mohandas Gandhi was kicked off of the train in South Africa on June 7 1893 because the train people were racist and said he had to go back to the 3rd class train because he was in 1st class and he was Indian.
The first Premier of the Union of South Africa, predecessor of the Present Republic of South Africa, was Louis Botha (27 September 1862 -- 27 August 1919), an Afrikaner.
mahatma gandhi first ashram is in south africa not in india
Sabarmati
The newspaper established by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa was called "Indian Opinion." It was launched in 1903 and played a significant role in advocating for the rights of the Indian community in South Africa. Gandhi used the newspaper as a platform to promote nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience against discriminatory laws.
Gandhi defied British Imperialism, first in South Africa, and then in his native India for most of his adult life.
Gandhi's trained proffesion was law. He was a lawyer who went to Britain to get education and then went to South Africa, where he first started protesting.
South Africa, 1896. Gandhi fought against Apartheid and that's where non-violence resistance started.
Gandhi first experienced racism when he was traveling by train, and was asked to move from first class to third. He refused to do so and was thrown off of the train.
His wife, first and second son were born in India. His third and fourth son were born in South Africa.
Gandhi was first arrested on August 9 of 1942 for his great opposition to the British that denied India's independence. Gandhi was held in prison for 2 years following his initial arrest.
Nelson Mandela yearned for equality in South Africa. Mandela spent over thirty years in prison for his activism against the South African Apartheid state. After many years, the racist government was dissolved, and South Africa became a country with the same laws for everyone, regardless of color. Upon his release from prison, Mandela became the first black president of South Africa.
Mr Mohan Das karamchand gandhi was not allowed to ride in the first class on the train due to apartheid that was on hipe at that time in South Africa.ONLY WHITE PEOPLE WERE ALLOWED TO SIT IN THE FIRST CLASS,NOT A SINGLE BLACK CASTE WAS ALLOWED TO TAKE A RIDE IN THE FIRST CLASS OF A TRAIN THERE.
I think it was to get independence from Great Britain.