The Last Governor General of British India – Lord Mountbatten

3 June 1947 AD, Lord Mountbatten [1947 to 1948 AD] announced the plan, in which the partition of India was included in the two countries – India and Pakistan. The British Parliament of “Indian Independence Bill” was approved by the British Parliament on July 18, 1947 AD.

India became independent on August 15, 1947 AD.

• Lord Mountbatten remained the last Governor-General of British India and the first Governor General of independent India.

The first Indian Governor General of Independent India was Chakravarty Rajgopalachari.

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