Sunith Francis Rodrigues - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
General Sunith Francis Rodrigues PVSM, VSM | |
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Born | Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India (now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) | 19 September 1933
Died | 4 March 2022 Panaji, Goa, India | (aged 88)
Allegiance | India |
Service/branch | Indian Army |
Years of service | 1952-1993 |
Rank | General |
Service number | IC-6119 |
Unit | Regiment of Artillery |
Commands held | Western Army Central Army Director General Military Training (DGMT) |
Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal |
General Sunith Francis Rodrigues, PVSM, VSM (19 September 1933 – 4 March 2022) was an Indian army officer and politician. He was Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army[1][2] from 1990 to 1993 and Governor of Punjab from 2004 to 2010.
Rodrigues died on 4 March 2022 in Panaji, Goa, India at the age of 88.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Outlook India Magazine Online- Read News India, Latest News Analysis, World, Sports, Entertainment | Best Online Magazine India".
- ↑ "The Colonel Who Got Us Siachen". 8 July 2010.
- ↑ "Former Army Chief Gen Rodrigues passes away". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2022-03-04. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
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