Who was the last viceroy of India?
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Governor-General of India
The Governor-General of India was the representative of the monarch of the United Kingdom and after Indian independence in 1947, the representative of the Indian head of state. The office was created in 1773, with the title of ‘Governor-general of the Presidency of Fort William’. Wikipedia
Style: Excellency
Abolished: 26 January 1950
Formation: 20 October 1773
Residence: Government House (1858–1931); Viceroy's House (1931–1950); Viceregal Lodge (1888–1947)
Final holder: Lord Mountbatten (February 1947-August 1947 as Viceroy of India); Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari (1948-1950 as Governor-general of Dominion of India)
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Who was the last viceroy of India?
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1. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
(after independence)
2. Louis mountbatten,
earl mountbatten of Burma.
(before independence )