K. V. Krishna Rao, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

K. V. Krishna Rao

Indian Army general

Date of Birth: 16-Jul-1923

Place of Birth: Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Date of Death: 30-Jan-2016

Profession: military leader

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About K. V. Krishna Rao

  • General Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao, PVSM, better known as K.
  • V.
  • Krishna Rao (16 July 1923 – 30 January 2016), was a former Chief of the Indian Army and a former Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura.
  • Gen.
  • Rao was commissioned into the Indian Army in 1942.
  • During the 1971 war, his division, the 8 Mountain Division, captured the Sylhet area and liberated north-east Bangladesh.
  • He was the Chief of the Army Staff in 1983 and was appointed Governor of Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura in June 1984.
  • He was Governor of Jammu and Kashmir for the first time from 11 July 1989 to 19 January 1990 and the second time from 13 March 1993 till 2 May 1998.

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