Sunday, December 23, 2007

Indian National Congress

· Indian National Congress (INC)established : A.O Hume (1885 Dec)
· Named Congress by : Dada Bhai Navaroji
· INC first conference : Bombay
· INC first president : W.C. Banerji
· INC Second conference : 1886 Kolkatta presided by Dada Bhai Navaroji
· INC Third Conference : 1887 Madras (presided by Badaruddin Thiyabji)
· INC foreign president : George Yule
· First Women president INC : Annie Basant 1917 (Kolkatta)
· First Indian Women president INC : Sarojini Naidu 1925 (Kanpur)
· INC s long tenured president : Moulana Abdul kalam Azad.
· Gandhi is elected president of INC : 1924 Belgam
· Netaji elected as president of INC : 1938 Haripuram
· INC president at the time of independence : J.B. Kripalani
· Last congress conference in British India : 1946 Meerat

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