Subhas Chandra Bose Biography and Timeline

Independence of India

Dedicated to full Indian independence

Congress Presidency

Subhas Chandra Bose is elected President of the Indian National Congress at the Haripura session.

Re-election as Congress President

Subhas Chandra Bose wins re-election as Congress president despite opposition from Gandhi's supporters.

Role range: 1938-1939

Resignation as Congress President

Subhas Chandra Bose resigns the Congress presidency after prolonged disagreement with the party leadership.

Role range: 1938-1939

Resignation of Subhas Chandra Bose

Resigns from the Indian National Congress & forms a militant nationalist party

Assumption of INA Command

Subhas Chandra Bose formally takes command of the reorganized Indian National Army and prepares it for operations toward India.

Role range: 1939-1945

Government

Subhas Chandra Bose proclaims the Provisional Government of Free India in Singapore on 21 October 1943.

Role range: 1939-1945

Provisional Government

Bose establishes the Provisional Government of Free India as the political authority aligned with the Indian National Army.

Role range: 1939-1945

Declaration of War

The Provisional Government led by Subhas Chandra Bose declares war on Britain and the United States.

Role range: 1939-1945

Provisional Government of Free India

Subhas Chandra Bose proclaims the Provisional Government of Free India in Singapore.

Commander of National Army

Subhas Chandra Bose assumes leadership of the Indian National Army and reorganizes its command.

Commander of National Army

Subhas Chandra Bose takes command of the Indian National Army and directs its campaign against British rule.

Role range: 1939-1945