TIL the first Governor-General of India was neither Nehru nor Gandhi but Lord Mountbatten himself
Apparently Nehru, a so called freedom fighter, literally requested Mountbatten to serve as the Governor-General of his country. Imagine being so cucked that you hire your colonizer to lead your newly independent country.
Bulleted List of Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois General Assembly Legislative Agenda [Capitol Fax] capitolfax.com/2019/06/02…
Thirteen senior economists, including former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan, IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath and Sajjid Chinoy of JP Morgan, have jointly outlined an economic strategy for India as the country heads closer to a key general election in 2019 | Full unedited text bloombergquint.com/global…
Gandhi wanted to be Governor General of India. Mountbatten offered to step down and make way for Gandhi! But Nehru looked up to Mountbatten for "advice and support". He rejected the idea of Gandhi as Governor General Gandhi was "very pained" after knowing of his rejection. https://t.co/DnosW twitter.com/TIinExile/sta…
TIL that Lord Cornwallis, the general famous for leading the British Army during the American Revolution became Governor-General of India after the war and is buried there in a tomb overlooking the Ganges River. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cha…
TDIH: Jan Pieterszoon Coen, born January 8, 1587, was an officer of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in the early 17th century, holding two terms as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. He was the founder of Batavia, capital of the Dutch East Indies. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan…
Governor-General of India George Curzon with his wife Mary Curzon on the elephant Lakshman Prasad in Delhi, 1902. (600X927)
Hey, was hoping to find a good website that list the results of all elections in the US (general, state house, governors, mayors, etc.) in chronological order. Been looking for about 20 minutes with no luck. Anyone have any ideas?
Albert Sarraut (with sash), seen here at a public function in Hanoi in 1913, was governor-general of Indochina twice during the 1910s. The governor-generalship of Indochina was the closest France had to the prestigious viceroyalty of India. Jean Martin, L'Empire Triomphant Auteur French press photo
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Black Officials In Virginia Have A List Of Demands For The Governor And Attorney General If They Won’t Resign buzzfeednews.com/article/…
[May 28th, 1619] The Dutchmen of Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Governor General of the Dutch East India Company, establish a base at Batavia, in the East Indies. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan…
Lady Mountbatten receives a farewell embrace from Governor-General of India C. Rajagopalachari - 1948
Indian quiver and arrows. This quiver was a trophy from the Battle of Seringapatam on 4 May 1799, the culmination of a campaign against Tipu Sultan of Mysore in Southern India. It was presented to George III by Richard, Earl of Mornington, Governor General of India, in 1800. [604X1662]
"The Red Word" by Sarah Henstra wins 2018 Governor General's Fiction Award and List of all winners | CBC Books cbc.ca/books/here-are-the…
Flag of the Governor-General of India (1947-50)
[September 1818] Sir Stamford Raffles sets out to visit Lord Hastings, Governor-General of India, to gain his approval to establish a trading station at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula (modern-day Singapore). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fra…
[August 22nd, 1818] Worcestershire. Warren Hastings, the first British governor-general of India, dies aged 85. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War…
Governor-General of India George Curzon with his wife Mary Curzon on the elephant "Lakshman Prasad" in Delhi [1,309 × 2,023] 29 December 1902
Governor-General of India Lord Canning meets Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir, 1860
26 January, 1950: 34th & last Governor-General of India Chakravarti Rajagopalachari reads out proclamation announcing birth of the Republic of India. Until this day, India was a dominion under British Commonwealth acknowledging George VI as the King
Lady Mountbatten receives a farewell embrace from Governor-General of India C. Rjagopalachari, 1948
