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A. L. Dias
File:Anthony Lancelot Dias.jpg


Portrait of Dias

Office 7th Governor of West Bengal





Term start 21 August 1971
Term end 6 November 1979
Predecessor Shanti Swaroop Dhavan
Successor Tribhuvana Narayana Singh





Born 14 March 1910
Born Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
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Place of death Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality British Indian (1910-1947)
Indian (1947-2002)






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Anthony Lancelot Dias (14 March 1910 — 22 September 2002),[1][2] also known as A. L. Dias was an Indian Civil Service officer and politician of Goan origin. Dias was born in Bombay and was in the Maharashtra cadre. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1970 for his management of a drought in Bihar. He also played a role in the liberation of Goa from the Portuguese rule. Dias was the Lieutenant governor of Tripura from 1969 to 1971. He was the Governor of West Bengal from 1971 to 1977.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

References

  1. Lives in Brief. The Times. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  2. Anthony Lancelot Dias' obituary
  3. Ex-Bengal Governor Dias dies. The Indian Express(24 Sep 2002). Retrieved 25 Nov 2023.
  4. A L Dias passes away. The Times of India(23 Sep 2002). Retrieved 25 Nov 2023.
  5. Raj Bhavan Kolkata. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  6. West Bengal Governors
  7. Raj Bhavan, Kolkata Governor Anthony Lancelot Dias. Retrieved 25 Nov 2023.
  8. Profiles of Eminent Goans, Past and Present{{#if:Vaz|, Vaz}. Concept Publishing Company(1997). ISBN 978-81-7022-619-2

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