Study Guide · Chapter 6
Quick Revision — Notable "Firsts"
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| First | Session/Person |
|---|---|
| First session | 1885, Bombay, W.C. Bonnerjee |
| First Muslim president | 1887, Madras, Badruddin Tyabji |
| First British/European president | 1888, Allahabad, George Yule |
| First woman president (overall) | 1917, Calcutta, Annie Besant |
| First Indian woman president | 1925, Kanpur, Sarojini Naidu |
| Youngest-ever president | 1923, Delhi, Abul Kalam Azad (age 35) |
| Only session Gandhi presided over | 1924, Belgaum |
| First session in a rural area | 1937, Faizpur |
| Session where "Swaraj" demand first raised | 1906, Calcutta, Dadabhai Naoroji |
| Session of the Purna Swaraj Resolution | 1929, Lahore, Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Session with the Surat Split | 1907, Surat, Rash Behari Ghosh |
| Session with the Lucknow Pact | 1916, Lucknow, Ambica Charan Mazumdar |
| Longest-serving president (continuous) | Abul Kalam Azad (1940–1946) |
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