Who was the Congress President in 1945?
Who was the Congress President in 1945? Correct Answer <p>Maulana Abul Kalam Azad</p>
The correct answer is the option i.e. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
- Congress Party:
- an Indian political party founded in 1885 as Indian National Congress.
- Founded by Allen Hume, a British colonist and, until World War-I it was a moderate body.
- Later, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, it began a campaign of non-violent non-cooperation.
- It was declared illegal between 1932-34. It led the movement to end British rule and was the government party after independence from 1947-77.
- Key people-Congress Party Leader
- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (1888-1958): Leading Muslim member of Congress Party; Congress president, 1940-1946; Indian education minister after independence.
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma) (1869-1948): Studied law in London; 1893-1914, worked in South Africa; on return to South Africa, rose to dominance in Congress Party, becoming its president in 1924. Led a number of civil disobedience campaigns, spending a number of spells in prison. Made numerous attempts between 1944-1947 to stop the partition of India but failed. Assassinated, 1948.
- Jawaharlal (Pandit) Nehru(1889-1964) Barrister and politician in the United Provinces of India; supporter of Gandhi; President of Indian National Congress, 1929, 1936-37, 1946, 1951-54; first prime minister of India, 1947-1964.
| NAME | YEAR IN WHICH THEY WERE CONGRESS PRESIDENT |
Subhas Chandra Bose |
1938, Resigned in 1939 session |
| Maulana Abul Kalam Azad | 1940-1946 |
| Jawahar Lal Nehru | 1929, 1936-37, 1946, 1951-54 |
| J B Kriplani | 1947 |
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