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The Indian National Congress declares 26 January as Independence Day or as the day for Poorna Swaraj ("Complete Independence") which occurred 17 years later.
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Indian political party
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Purna Swaraj
Proclamation of Indian independence from the British Empire published on 26 Jan. 1930
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January 26
Day of the year
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