Year
|
Place
|
President
|
Importance
|
1887
|
Madras
|
Badruddin
Tayabji
|
First
session to be presided by a Muslim.
|
1888
|
Allahabad
|
George
Yule
|
First
session to be presided by an Englishman.
|
1896
|
Kolkata
|
Rahimtulla
M Sayani
|
The
National Song, Vande Mataram was sung for the first time.
|
1907
|
Surat
|
Rashbihari
Ghosh
|
The INC
split into two, one consisting of Moderates, led by Gokhale and the other
consisting of Extremists, led by Tilak.
|
1911
|
Kolkata
|
Pandit
Bishan Narayan Dar
|
The
National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana was sung for the first time.
|
1916
|
Lucknow
|
AC
Mazumdar
|
Joint
session with Muslim league in which the historic Lucknow pact was signed.
|
1917
|
Kolkata
|
Mrs
Annie Besant
|
First
session to be presided by a Lady.
|
1925
|
Kanpur
|
Mrs
Sarojini Naidu
|
First
session to be presided by an Indian lady.
|
1929
|
Lahore
|
Jawaharlal
Nehru
|
The
decision to launch a civil disobedience movement to achieve complete
independence and to observe 26 Jan as Independence Day was taken. Nehru
became the president for the first time.
|
1946
|
Meerut
|
Acharya
JB Kriplani
|
Last
pre-independence session of the INC.
|
1948
|
Jaipur
|
Pattabhi
Sitaramayya
|
First
session after Independence.
|
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