Surat Split

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Surat Split was the 1907 division of the Indian National Congress into moderate and extremist factions, marking a major turning point in the Indian independence movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event in the Indian independence movement
political event
split within a political party
countryAtTime British India
surface form: British Raj
followedBy Lucknow Pact era cooperation
reunification of Congress factions in 1916
hasAlternativeName Surat session of the Indian National Congress (1907)
surface form: Congress split at Surat

Surat session of the Indian National Congress (1907)
surface form: Surat Session split of the Indian National Congress
hasCause conflict over leadership of the Indian National Congress
disagreement over methods of struggle against British rule
ideological differences within the Indian National Congress
tensions between moderate and extremist leaders
hasDate 1907
hasLanguageContext Indian English political terminology
hasMainIssue approach to Swadeshi and boycott movements
use of constitutional methods versus direct action
involvedOrganization Indian National Congress
occurredDuring early 20th century Indian nationalism
partOf Indian independence movement
history of the Indian National Congress
precededBy Benares session of the Indian National Congress (1905)
surface form: Benares session of the Indian National Congress
relatedTo Swadeshi movement
boycott of British goods in India
constitutional agitation in colonial India
direct action strategies in the freedom struggle
extremist faction of the Indian National Congress
moderate faction of the Indian National Congress
resultedIn division of the Indian National Congress
separate extremist faction in the Indian National Congress
separate moderate faction in the Indian National Congress
split between moderates and extremists in the Indian National Congress
significance highlighted growing radicalization in Indian politics
major turning point in the Indian independence movement
marked open rift between moderate and extremist nationalists
weakened the unity of the Indian National Congress
temporalContext pre–World War I phase of Indian nationalism
tookPlaceIn British India
Surat

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