CHRONOLOGY

(1875-1950)

1875 October 31 : Bom at Nadiad, Gujarat.

1891

: Married at the age of 16 to Zaverbai.

1897

: Passed matriculation examination from Nadiad High

School

1902

: Moved on to Bor sad.

1904 April

: His daughter Manibehn born.

1905 November

: His son Dahyabhai born.

1909 January 11 : Wife, Zaverbai expired.

1910 August

: Sailed for England.

1913 February 13 : After obtaining his Bar-at-Law returned to India.

Landed at Bombay
1917

: Elected for the first time as a Municipal Councillor in

Ahmedabad.

1917

: Elected Secretary of the Gujarat Sabha.

1917 November

: Came in direct contact with Gandhiji for the first time

when the first Gujarat Political Conference was held
at Godhra under Gandhijis Presidentship

1917-18

: Took up the relief work for the affected persons from

famine in Ahmedabad.

1918

: Established a special hospital in Bhagubhai Vanda

and arranged to distribute medicines at the homes of
the affected patients from influenza in Ahmedabad.

1918 March 30

: Addressed the meeting of the farmers.

1920 July 11

: Executive Committee of the Gujarat Political

Conference met at Nadiad and at his instance,
resolution was passed supporting non-cooperation.

1921 Summer

: Started putting on khaddar clothes.

1921 December

: Elected Chairman of the Reception Committee of the

Ahmedabad Congress Session.

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: Took out a procession along with National Flag

(Nagpur Flag Satyagraha).
:
Convened
the Taluka Conference at Borsad.
1923 December 2
1923 August 19

1924

: Established his own party, contested elections,

captured 35 out of 48 seats of the Committee of
Management of the Ahmedabad Municipality.
Accepted the responsibility as its President.

1924-28

: was Chairman of the Municipal Committee

Ahmedabad.

1927 July

: Took up the relief work for the affected People from

floods.

1928

: Organised flood relief in Guharat.

1928 February 4 : A convention of the farmers of eight villages was held

under his Presidentship (Bardoli Movement).
: Kathiawad Political Conference (5th) was convened at
1929 March
Morbi under his Presidentship.
(last week)
1929 May

: Nominated as President of the Maharashtra Political

Conference.
1930 March 7

: Arrested.

1930 March 7 to : For the first time in life he wrote his diary in jail.
April 22
1930 June 26

: Released from Jail

1930 July 31

: Arrested and was sentenced imprisonment and sent

to Yarvada prison

1931 March

: Elected President at Karachi session of the Indian

National Congress

1932 January 1933 May

: Was lodged with Gandhiji in Yarvada Jail and

were together there for sixteen months.

1932 November

: Mother expired when he was in Yarvada Jail.

1933 June 23

: Wrote to Gandhiji and explained about his nose

trouble.

1933 October 20 : Elder brother Vithalbhai Patel expired in Vienna.

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1934

: When Gandhiji wanted funds to be raised for the

cause of the Harijans, it was he who raised them.

1934 July

: Released from imprisonment.

1935-40

: Was the Chairman of the Parliamentary SubCommittee of the Indian National Congress.

1935 November

: Third Local Self-Government Conference was held

under his Presidentship.

1940 November 1 : Arrested.

1941

: Actively participated in the Individual Satyagraha.

1941

: Released.

1941 August 20

: Arrested.

1941 August 20

: Released.

1942 August 9

: Address delivered at the Congress Working

Committee when it passed the historical Quit India
Resolution.

1942 August 9

: Arrested and detained in the Ahmedabad Fort.

1943 Summer

: Lost weight.

1944

: Lost twenty pounds weight.

1945

: Released from Jail.

1946 September 2: Joined Nehrus Interim National Government as

Minister of Home Affairs and of Information and
Broadcasting.
1947
December 13

: Convened a meeting of the rulers of the Native states,

ministers and officers of the
Government of India at Cuttack. Delivered inaugural
address.

1948 December

: Became Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of

India after independence and held the posts till his
death.

1950 December 12:Brought to Bombay by a special plane from Delhi.

1950 December 15: Died of heart attack.

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