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Mahatma Gandhi
(Indian Freedom Fighter who Employed Non-violent Resistance & Known as 'Father of the Nation')
Birthdate: October 2, 1869
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Porbandar, India
Died: January 30, 1948
Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian lawyer who utilized nonviolent resistance to lead India's independence movement from British rule. He spent time in South Africa, where he first employed nonviolent tactics in the fight for civil rights. Returning to India, he organized various groups to protest discrimination and excessive taxation. Gandhi became the leader of the Indian National Congress and championed causes such as poverty alleviation, women's rights, and religious unity. He undertook several hunger strikes and was imprisoned multiple times for his activism.