The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on 13 April 1919. The Acting Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer ordered troops of the British Indian Army to fire into the unarmed crowd. A total number of 379 people died and over 1,000 people injured.
Abul Kalam Azad was the president of Indian National Congress during the vital negotiations with both the Cripps Mission and Cabinet Mission. He was the longest serving president of Indian National Congress.