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The constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on 26 November 1949 and came into effect on 26 January 1950. The date was chosen because the Indian National Congress had proclaimed Purna Swaraj ( complete independence ) on that date in 1930.
Some provisions of the Indian Constitution had come into force on November 26, 1949. January 26, 1950 had been chosen as the day for full implementation of the Constitution making India a Republic and officially ending its ties to British monarchy. Dr Rajendra Prasad was sworn in as the first President of the country on January 26, 1950.
The Constitution of India came into force, and India declared itself a Republic on 26 January 1950, a day thereafter celebrated annually as Republic Day in India. The Constitution had been drafted by the Constituent Assembly headed by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar which was set up when India gained its independence from the British in 1947.
1950: 26 January: India became a republic. 1951: Reconstruction of the Somnath temple under the orders of the Home Minister of India Vallabhbhai Patel. [57] 1951: Congress Party wins first general elections under leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru (to 1952). 1955: Nationalisation of the Indian insurance sector. 1956: 1 September Establishment of ...
The guest country is chosen after a deliberation of strategic, economic and political interests. During 1950s–1970s, a number of Non-Aligned Movement and Eastern Bloc countries were hosted by India. In 1968 and 1974, India played host to two countries on the same Republic Day. By continent and geographic region, the invitations break up as ...
However, the new Constitution of India, as drafted and approved by the Constituent Assembly, was mandated to take effect on 26 January 1950, to commemorate the 1930 declaration. On that day in 1950, India became a republic. 26 January is now celebrated as Republic Day of India every year.
January 10, 1950: Soviet Union delegation leaves UN Security Council January 24, 1950: Dr. Fuchs confesses giving the Soviets the means to make the atomic bomb January 17, 1950: USS Missouri gets stuck January 31, 1950: U.S. President Truman announces that U.S. will develop the hydrogen bomb. The following events occurred in January 1950:
January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 339 days remain until the end of the year ... 1950 – The Constitution of India comes into force, ...