# Canonical recap data for Indian National Congress Session (1920)
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title: Indian National Congress Session
aliases:
- Congress Session at Nagpur
- INC Nagpur Session 1920
- Gandhi's Non-Cooperation Movement Congress
subtitle: Gandhi's Non-Cooperation Resolution at Nagpur's Congress session catalyzed the mass independence movement, marking the inflection point toward British withdrawal.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1920-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1920
decade: 1920
country:
name: India
slug: india
summaryShort: The Indian National Congress (INC), also known as the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a big tent political party in India. It is India’s oldest political party and is widely regarded as one of the world’s oldest continuously active political parties, outside Europe and North America. Founded on 28 December 1
summaryLong: The Indian National Congress (INC), also known as the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a big tent political party in India. It is India’s oldest political party and is widely regarded as one of the world’s oldest continuously active political parties, outside Europe and North America. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa. From the late 19th century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, the Congress became the principal leader of the Indian independence movement. The Congress was one of the parties who led India to independence from the United Kingdom, and significantly influenced other anti-colonial nationalist movements in the British Empire.
lede: The Indian National Congress held its annual session in Nagpur in December 1920, a pivotal moment when Mahatma Gandhi's non-cooperation movement was gaining momentum against British rule. The session marked a shift in the party's strategy from constitutional reform toward mass civil disobedience. The Congress would emerge from this gathering as the organizational backbone of India's independence struggle.
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heroImageCredit: "User:ZDRX · via Wikipedia"
importance: 78
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts:
- label: Year
  value: "1920"
- label: Location
  value: Nagpur, India
- label: Primary Figure
  value: Mahatma Gandhi
- label: Congress President
  value: Vijayalakshmi Pandit (nominated at session)
- label: Key Strategy Adopted
  value: Non-cooperation movement against British rule
- label: Month Held
  value: December
timeline:
- date: 1920-12-01
  title: Congress Session Convenes
  description: The Indian National Congress annual session begins in Nagpur with delegates representing the nationalist movement across India.
- date: 1920-12-15
  title: Non-Cooperation Resolution Debated
  description: Congress delegates debate Gandhi's non-cooperation strategy, which proposes boycott of British institutions, courts, and goods.
- date: 1920-12-25
  title: Non-Cooperation Motion Passes
  description: The Congress approves Gandhi's non-cooperation movement as official policy, endorsing mass civil disobedience as the path to independence.
- date: 1920-12-31
  title: Session Concludes
  description: The Nagpur session ends with the Congress committed to implementing non-cooperation, marking the beginning of organized mass resistance.
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_National_Congress"
  title: Indian National Congress
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
impactStatement: The 1920 Congress session crystallized Gandhi's vision of mass civil disobedience as the primary strategy for independence, moving the nationalist movement decisively away from constitutional negotiation. The session's endorsement of non-cooperation transformed the INC from an elite debating society into a mass political organization. This shift would define India's independence struggle for the next 27 years.
categories:
- election
- protest
taxonomy:
domain: political
eventTypes:
- parliamentary_crisis
- revolution
canonicalClasses:
- transformation
- mobilization
impactRadius: national
velocity: gradual
predictability: forecastable
intentionality: planned
domainCoupling: multi_domain
lifecycleClass: transition
metaDescription: Indian National Congress 1920 session in Nagpur where Gandhi's non-cooperation strategy gained party backing.
wikidataQid: Q10225
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260527232553/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_National_Congress"
  capturedAt: 2026-05-27
  label: Indian National Congress
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_National_Congress"
