Formation of Indian National Congress
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Date
December 28, 1885
Type
National
Author
anupjishnu
Location
Mumbai,
Maharashtra,
India
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Event Details
On December 28, 1885, the Indian National Congress (INC) was founded in Bombay (Mumbai) by Allan Octavian Hume, Dadabhai Naoroji, and Dinshaw Wacha.
Session: The first session was attended by 72 delegates and presided over by Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee.
Legacy: The INC became the principal leader of the Indian independence movement and a dominant political party in post-independence India.