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1947 CE · politics

Louis Mountbatten becomes the first Governor General of India

Louis Mountbatten becomes the first Governor General of India. Jawaharlal Nehru takes office as the first Prime Minister of India.

Louis Mountbatten becomes the first Governor General of India: Actual photograph of Lord Mountbatten addressing India's Constituent Assembly on Independence Day, 15 August 1947, when he served as the first Governor-General; not the specific formal appointment document. — Actual photograph of Lord Mountbatten addressing India's Constituent Assembly on Independence Day, 15 August 1947, when he served as the first Governor-General; not the specific formal appointment document. · Credit: Government of India Photo Division · License: Public domain

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