Who was the first president of the Indian National Congress?
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Correct answer: W. C. Bonnerjee
Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee, commonly written W. C. Bonnerjee, presided over the first session of the Indian National Congress held at Bombay in December 1885. Dadabhai Naoroji later became Congress president, while Gokhale and Tilak led the organisation in later phases. Thus Bonnerjee, not the other prominent nationalist leaders listed, was the first Congress president.
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W. C. Bonnerjee
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Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee, commonly written W. C. Bonnerjee, presided over the first session of the Indian National Congress held at Bombay in December 1885. Dadabhai Naoroji later became Congress president, while Gokhale and Tilak led the organisation in later phases. Thus Bonnerjee, not the other prominent nationalist leaders listed, was the first Congress president.
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This is a Class 12 History question. Chapter: Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement.
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