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C. Rajagopalachari
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Indian politician and activist (1878–1972)
Key facts
- Monarch
- George VI
- Prime minister
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- Preceded by
- Louis Mountbatten
- Succeeded by
- Rajendra Prasad as President of India
- Premier
- Prafulla Chandra Ghosh , Bidhan Chandra Roy
- Governor
- The Lord Erskine
- Constituency
- Leader of the State Legislative Council
- Born
- Chakravarti Rajagopalachari , ( 1878-12-10 ) 10 December 1878, Thorapalli , Madras Presidency , British Raj
- Died
- 25 December 1972 (1972-12-25) (aged 94), Madras , Tamil Nadu , India
- Resting place
- Rajaji Memorial
- Party
- Swatantra Party (from 1959), Indian National Congress (1906-1942,1944-1957), Indian National Democratic Congress (1957–1959)
- Spouse
- Alamelu Mangalamma ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1897 ; died 1916 )
- Relations
- Devdas Gandhi (son-in-law), Mahatma Gandhi (affinal), Rajmohan Gandhi (grandson), Ramchandra Gandhi (grandson), Gopalkrishna Gandhi (grandson)
- Children
- 5, including C. R. Narasimhan
- Alma mater
- Bangalore University , Presidency College, Chennai
- Profession
- Lawyer Statesman Writer Indian independence activist
- Language
- Tamil English
- Notable works
- Chakravarti Thirumagan (Ramayana) Vyasar Virundhu (Mahabharata) Stories for the Innocent Hinduism; Doctrine and Way of Life
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Thorapalli
- Place of death
- Chennai
- Occupation
- freedom fighter
- Languages spoken
- Telugu
- Native language
- Tamil
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Image
- C Rajagopalachari 1944.jpg
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- candidacy in election
- 1967 Indian general election
- date of birth
- 1878-12-10
- date of death
- 1972-12-25
- Commons category
- C. Rajagopalachari
- name in native language
- சக்ரவர்த்தி இராசகோபாலாச்சாரி
- writing language
- English language
- relative
- Devdas Gandhi
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Encyclopedic overview
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (10 December 1878 – 25 December 1972), popularly known as Rajaji or C.R., also known as Mootharignar Rajaji (Rajaji, the Scholar Emeritus), was an Indian statesman, writer, lawyer, and Indian independence activist. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India, serving until the abolition of that office upon India becoming a republic in 1950. He was the only Indian-born Governor-General or Viceroy of India; all previous holders of these posts had been British nationals. He was an accomplished writer and one of the first recipients of India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna. He was close to both Gandhi and Nehru. He vehemently opposed the use of nuclear weapons, and was a proponent of world peace and disarmament, until his death at the age of 94 in 1972.
Rajagopalachari also served—at different times—as leader of the Indian National Congress, Premier of the Madras Presidency, Governor of West Bengal (he was serving in this post when appointed by the King to take over from Lord Mountbatten), a member of the national cabinet as Minister for Home Affairs of the Indian Union, and as Chief Minister of Madras State. Rajagopalachari founded the Swatantra Party in 1959.
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