Surendranath Bonerjee28 December 1885
The first Session of Indian National Congress is held from 28-31 December 1885, and is attended by 72 delegates
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The first Session of Indian National Congress is held from 28-31 December 1885, and is attended by 72 delegates
Womesh Chandra Bonerjee becomes the first President of the Indian National Congress. Bonerjee becomes the first President of the Indian National Congress. After the founding of the Congress in 1885 in Bombay, Banerjee merges his organisation, Indian National Association, owing to their common objectives and memberships
The Indian National Congress is jointly formed by Allen Octavian Hume
Created by A. O. Hume, Dadabhai Naoroji & Dinshaw Edulji Wacha, the Indian National Congress becomes the nations leader in the Independence Movement, with over 15 million Indians involved in its organisations and over 70 million participants
Created by A. O. Hume, Dadabhai Naoroji & Dinshaw Edulji Wacha, the Indian National Congress becomes the nations leader in the Independence Movement, with over 15 million Indians involved in its organisations and over 70 million participants
Gokhale had visits Ireland and arranges for an Irish nationalist, Alfred Webb, to serve as President of the Indian National Congress
Appointed Congress President, 1st term
Tilak advocates civil agitation and direct revolution to overthrow the British Empire, whereas Gokhale is a moderate reformist, the Congress Party splits into two wings. Gokhale and Tilak become the respective leaders of the moderates and the "extremists" (the latter now known by the more politically correct term, aggressive nationalists) in the Congress
The All India Home Rule League elects Mahatma Gandhi as its President, in a year, the body meges into the Indian National Congress to form a united Indian political front
The Lahore session under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru holds special significance as in this session "Poorna Swaraj" (complete independence) was declared as the goal of Indian National Congress
The National Congress of India is declared illegal
The committee declares the formation of the Congress defence team for the INA and includes famous lawyers of the time, including Bhulabhai Desai, Asaf Ali, Jawaharlal Nehru. INA Defence Committee, later INA Defence and Relief Committee, is established by the Indian National Congress to defend those officers of the Indian National Army who were to be charged during the INA trials
The committee declares the formation of the Congress defence team for the INA and includes famous lawyers of the time, including Bhulabhai Desai, Asaf Ali, Jawaharlal Nehru. INA Defence Committee, later INA Defence and Relief Committee, is established by the Indian National Congress to defend those officers of the Indian National Army who were to be charged during the INA trials
The committee declares the formation of the Congress defence team for the INA and includes famous lawyers of the time, including Bhulabhai Desai, Asaf Ali, Jawaharlal Nehru. INA Defence Committee, later INA Defence and Relief Committee, is established by the Indian National Congress to defend those officers of the Indian National Army who were to be charged during the INA trials
After the murder of Gandhi and the death of Sardar Patel, Nehru is the remaining leader
After Nehrus death in 1964, the party's future comes into question, no leader is competitive enough to touch Nehrus iconic status, so the second-stage leadership mustered around the compromise candidate, Lal Bahadur Shastri
After Nehrus death in 1964, the party's future comes into question, no leader is competitive enough to touch Nehrus iconic status, so the second-stage leadership mustered around the compromise candidate, Lal Bahadur Shastri
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