Lahore Session of 1929

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The Lahore Session of 1929 was a pivotal meeting of the Indian National Congress at which it formally adopted the goal of complete independence (Purna Swaraj) from British rule and called for nationwide civil disobedience.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political event ⓘ
session of the Indian National Congress ⓘ
adoptedDocument Independence resolution ⓘ
Purna Swaraj resolution ⓘ
adoptedPolicy boycott of British goods ⓘ
peaceful non-violent struggle ⓘ
refusal to pay certain taxes ⓘ
attendedBy delegates of the Indian National Congress from across India ⓘ
calledFor nationwide civil disobedience ⓘ
non-cooperation with British authorities ⓘ
chronology followed the Calcutta Session of 1928 ⓘ
preceded the Karachi Session of 1931 ⓘ
cityNowIn Lahore, Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Lahore
country British India ⓘ
decision adoption of tricolour flag as symbol of independence movement ⓘ
authorization of civil disobedience campaign ⓘ
declaredGoal Purna Swaraj ⓘ
complete independence from British rule ⓘ
endDate 1930-01-01 ⓘ
historicalContext late colonial period in India ⓘ
ideology Indian nationalism ⓘ
influenced Indian independence movement ⓘ
keyLeader Jawaharlal Nehru ⓘ
Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ
Motilal Nehru ⓘ
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ⓘ
Subhas Chandra Bose ⓘ
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
Hindustani ⓘ
location Lahore ⓘ
mainResolution Purna Swaraj ⓘ
linked to: Swaraj
opposedTo British colonial rule in India ⓘ
organizedBy Indian National Congress ⓘ
partOf annual sessions of the Indian National Congress ⓘ
politicalParty Indian National Congress ⓘ
preceded Civil Disobedience Movement ⓘ
Salt Satyagraha ⓘ
linked to: Salt March
president Jawaharlal Nehru ⓘ
rejectedGoal dominion status within the British Empire ⓘ
relatedEvent Declaration of the Independence of India (1930) ⓘ
Independence Day observance on 26 January 1930 ⓘ
resultedIn proclamation of 26 January as Independence Day ⓘ
significance first formal adoption of complete independence as Congress goal ⓘ
startDate 1929-12-26 ⓘ
symbol Indian national flag (tricolour) ⓘ
year 1929 ⓘ

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Indian National Congress movement → significantEvent → Lahore Session of 1929 ⓘ