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Indian National Congress was founded in 28 December 1885 by A.O Hume. Earlier name of Indian National Congress was Indian National union.
First session of Indian National Congress(INC) was held in 1885 at Gokuldas Tejpal College Bombay president was W.C Banerjee.
Second session of INC was held in 1886 at Calcutta president Dadabhai Naoroji.
1887 Syed Badruddin Tyabji who was the first Muslim president of INC at Madras Session.
1888 George yule who was the first English president of INC at Allahabad session.
1896 National song "Vande Mataram" was sung for the first time, president Rahmathullah Sayani at Calcutta session of INC.
1899 at Lucknow 15th INC session president Ramesh Chandra Dutta. Demand permanent fixation of the land revenue.
1905 at Banaras session of INC president Gopal Krishna Gokhale. Swadeshi movement against government.
1906 the term "SWARAJ" mentioned for the first time in the Calcutta session of INC president was Dadabhai Naoroji.
1907 Surat session Congress split into two parts Moderates and Extremists. President was Rashbehari Ghosh.
1908 the Constitution of Congress was made of Madras session president Rashbehari Ghosh.
1909 President Madam Mohan Malaviya at Lahore session, the Congress opposed the provision of the Indian Councils Act of 1909 which proposed formation of separate electorates on the basis of religion.
1911 the national anthem "Jana gana Mana" was the first time at Calcutta session president Bishan Narayan Dhar.
1915 president S.P Sinha at Bombay session, to admit extremist back into the Congress.
1916 president Ambika Charan Mazumdar at Lucknow session,
Unity between Extremists and Moderates of Congress.
Lucknow pact Singed between Congress and Muslim league for political consensus.
1917 Annie Besant become the first woman president of INC at Calcutta session.
1918 president Syed Hasan imam at Bombay season Montugu Chelmsford Reforms scheme.
1919 president Motilal Nehru at Amritsar session Congress extended support to khilafat movement.
1920 (special season) president Lala Lajpat Rai at Calcutta season of Indian National Congress Mahatma Gandhi moved to the Non cooperation movement.
1920 president C. Vijay raghav chariar at Nagpur session Mohammed Ali Jinnah left Indian National Congress.
1921 Harshad mohani demand for complete independence.
1922 at Gaya session Swaraj party was formed by president Chittaranjan Das of Indian National Congress.
1924 only Belgaum session presided over by Mahatma Gandhi.
1925 Sarojini Naidu was first Indian woman president of Indian National Congress at Kanpur session.
1927 president MA Ansari at Madras session passed a regulation against boycott of Simon commission.
1928 president Motilal Nehru at Calcutta session formation of all India youth Congress (43rd session).
1929 president Jawaharlal Nehru at Lahore session passed the resolution on "Poorna Swaraj" and civil disobedience movement for complete independence and 26 January observed as a independence Day.
1931 president ballabhbhai Patel at Karachi session regulation on fundamental rights and nations economic program and endorsement of Gandhi-Irwin pact and Gandhi ji nominated 2nd round table conference.
1934 Bombay session president Rajendra Prasad.
1936 Lucknow session president Jawaharlal Nehru push towards socialist idea.
1937 first time session to be held Rural area at Faizpur president Jawaharlal Nehru.
1938 president Subhash Chandra Bose at haripura session National planning committee was established setup under J.L Nehru.
1939 president Rajendra Prasad at tripuri session Subhash Chandra Bose was relected but he had to resign and Subhash Chandra Bose from forward block.
1940 Ramgarh session president Abul Kalam Azad he was the youngest president of INC.
1946 president J.B Kriplani at meerut session last session of before independence.