In which of the following years did Mahatma Gandhi lead his first Satyagraha in South Africa protesting against the Asiatic Registration Act?

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Answer 1

The correct answer is 1906-1907.

Key Points

In 1906-07 Mahatma Gandhi led his first Satyagraha in South Africa protesting against the Asiatic Registration Act.
In 1906, he led the first Civil Disobedience Movement (Satyagraha) against Asiatic Ordinance in Transvaal.
In 1907, he led a Satyagraha against Compulsory Registration and Passes for Asians (The Black Act) in Transvaal.

Additional Information

Mahatma Gandhi's timeline in South Africa:
1899: Foundation of Indian Ambulance Core during Boer Wars.
1904: Foundation of Indian Opinion (magazine) and Phoenix Farm, at Phoenix, near Durban.
1906: First Civil Disobedience Movement (Satyagraha) against Asiatic Ordinance in Transvaal.
1907: Satyagraha against Compulsory Registration and Passes for Asians (The Black Act) in Transvaal.
1908: Trial and imprisonment- Johannesburg Jail (First Jail Term).
1910: Foundation of Tolstoy Farm (Later-Gandhi Ashrama), near Johannesburg.
1913: Satyagraha against derecognition of non-Christian marriages in Cape Town.
1914: Awarded Kaisar-i-Hind for raising an Indian Ambulance Core during the Boer wars.