Lord Louis Mountbatten was the first Governor General of independent India after having overseen independence and partition of British India as the last Viceroy. He was followed by Chakeravarthi Rajagopalachari who was the first Governor General of India of Indian origin and the last Governor General as the new constitution in 1950 replaced King George VI as Emperor of India with a President and the office of Governor General thus disappeared.
Louis Mountbatten :He was the last Viceroy of the British Indian Empire (1947) and the first Governor-General of independent India(1947-48).
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Lord Mountbatten was the first Governor General of India. He was also the last British Viceroy of India before independence.
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Last Governor General of British ruled India.
Lord Louis Mountbatten was the first Governor General of independent India after having overseen independence and partition of British India as the last Viceroy. He was followed by Chakeravarthi Rajagopalachari who was the first Governor General of India of Indian origin and the last Governor General as the new constitution in 1950 replaced King George VI as Emperor of India with a President and the office of Governor General thus disappeared.
Louis Mountbatten :He was the last Viceroy of the British Indian Empire (1947) and the first Governor-General of independent India(1947-48).
Shri C. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor General of the independent India.
The first Governor-General of India (British India) was Warren Hastings. He served as Governor-General during the time period of 1773 to 1785
The first Governor-General of India (British India) was Warren Hastings. He served as Governor-General during the time period of 1773 to 1785
Lord Louis Mountbatten was the first Governor General of independent India after having overseen independence and partition of British India as the last Viceroy. He was followed by Chakeravarthi Rajagopalachari who was the first Governor General of India of Indian origin and the last Governor General as the new constitution in 1950 replaced King George VI as Emperor of India with a President and the office of Governor General thus disappeared.
There is no head of the British Raj. The British empire was dissolved over 60 years ago. The Governor-General of India was the head of the British administration in India and the last Govenor-General was an Indian called Rajagopalachari who held the office from1948 - 1950.
Viscount Louis Mountbatten was the first and last British Governor-General of India. He held that position from the 15th August 1947 to the 21st June 1948, when he was succeeded by C. Rajagopalachari. Until 1947, India was governed by an Viceroy.