C. Rajagopalachari, Indian lawyer and politician, 45th Governor-General of India (died 1972)

C. Rajagopalachari

Indian statesman and writer (1878–1972)

Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, popularly known as Rajaji or C.R., also known as Mootharignar Rajaji, was an Indian statesman, writer, lawyer, and Indian independence activist. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India, as, when India became a republic in 1950, the…

List of governors-general of India

The Regulating Act 1773 created the office with the title of Governor-General of Presidency of Fort William, or Governor-General of Bengal to be appointed by the Court of Directors of the East India Company (EIC). The Court of Directors assigned a Council of Four to assist the…

December 10

Day of the year

December 10 is the 344th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 21 days remain until the end of the year.