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Bust of C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji) unveiled at Rashtrapati Bhavan. He was the only Indian Governor-General of Independent India.
Description:
Personal & Political Profile:
- Born: 1878
- Died: 1972
- Popularly known as Rajaji
- Close associate of Mahatma Gandhi
- Participated in Civil Disobedience Movement
- Founder of Swatantra Party (1959)
- Awarded Bharat Ratna (1954)
Governor-General of India:
- Tenure: 1948–1950
- Last Governor-General of India
- Only Indian to hold the office
- Office existed till India became a Republic (26 January 1950)
- Post abolished and replaced by President of India
- After Independence (1947–1950), India was a Dominion, not yet a Republic.
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