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India · 1920Gandhi launches Non-Cooperation; Congress at Nagpur commits to Swaraj

On 1 August 1920 Gandhi launched the Non-Cooperation Movement, linked with the Khilafat cause — the day B.G. Tilak died. Congress endorsed it at its special Calcutta (September) and Nagpur (December) sessions, adopting Swaraj as its goal and reorganising into a mass organisation with linguistic provincial units.

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Key figures

Mahatma Gandhi — inaugurated the Non-Cooperation Movement and emerged as the central leader of the national movementBal Gangadhar Tilak — 'Lokmanya'; died on 1 August 1920, marking the end of an important phase of extremist leadershipLala Lajpat Rai — presided over the special Calcutta Congress session and became the first president of AITUCMohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali — the Ali brothers, Khilafat leaders who allied with GandhiC.R. Das — initially opposed Non-Cooperation at Calcutta but later supported the Congress decisionC. Vijayaraghavachariar — president of the Nagpur session that ratified Non-Cooperation

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