In modern usage, in the context of governor-generals and former British colonies, the term governor-general originated in those British colonies that became self-governing within the British Empire. … See more

Belgium
• Belgian Congo;
• Ruanda-Urundi
Brazil
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• From 1644 to 1911, in Qing dynasty China, a governor-general or viceroy (simplified Chinese: 总督; traditional Chinese: 總督; pinyin: Zǒngdū; Wade–Giles: Tsung -tu ) was the highest … See more

• Administrator of the government
• Administrator General
• Government House, the name of the official residences of governors-general … See more

Until the 1920s, governors-general were British subjects, appointed on the advice of the British government, who acted as agents of the British … See more

Commonwealth realms
Following the Imperial Conference, and subsequent issuing of the Balfour Declaration in 1926, the role and responsibilities of the governor-general began to shift, reflecting the increased independence of the See more

Greece
The Balkan Wars of 1912–13 led to the Greek acquisition of the so-called "New Lands" (Epirus, Macedonia, Crete and the islands of the eastern Aegean), almost doubling the country's territory. Instead of fully incorporating … See more