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
Declaration of the Independence of India (1930)
surface form: 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 Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress (1920)
surface form: followed the Calcutta Session of 1928

preceded the Karachi Session of 1931
cityNowIn Lahore
surface form: Lahore, Pakistan
country British India
decision adoption of tricolour flag as symbol of independence movement
authorization of civil disobedience campaign
declaredGoal Declaration of the Independence of India (1930)
surface form: 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 Swaraj
surface form: Purna 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 March
surface form: Salt Satyagraha
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 Tiranga (Indian national flag)
surface form: Indian national flag (tricolour)
year 1929

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Indian National Congress movement significantEvent Lahore Session of 1929