K. V. Krishna Rao
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General Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao PVSM |
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| Born | July 16, 1923 present-day Andhra Pradesh |
| Died | January 30, 2016 (aged 92) New Delhi, India |
| Allegiance |
 British India India
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| Service/branch |
 British Indian Army Indian Army
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| Years of service | 1942–1983 |
| Rank |
 General
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| Unit |
 Mahar Regiment
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| Commands held |
 Western ArmyXVI Corps 8 Mountain Division 26 Division 114 Infantry Brigade 3 Mahar
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| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
| Awards |
 Param Vishisht Seva MedalDoctor of Letters |
| Other work | Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura |
General Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao PVSM, better known as K. V. Krishna Rao (July 16, 1923 – January 30, 2016), was a former Chief of the Indian Army and a former Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura. He was governor of Jammu and Kashmir for the first time from July 11, 1989 to January 19, 1990 and the second time from March 13, 1993 till May 2, 1998.
Gen. Rao was commissioned into the Indian Army in 1942. During the 1971 war, his division captured the Sylhet area and liberated north-east Bangladesh. He retired as Chief of the Army Staff in 1983 and was appointed Governor of Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura in June 1984, leaving all of these posts by the time of his transfer to Kashmir in 1990.
General K. V. Krishna Rao was born on July 16, 1923. He is the son of K. S. Narayan Rao and Mrs. K. Lakshmi Rao of Vijayawada. He is married to K. Radha Rao and has one son, Narayan and one daughter, Lalitha. General K. V. Krishna Rao was commissioned into the Indian Army on August 9, 1942. As a young Officer, he served in Burma, North West Frontier and Baluchistan during the Second World War. During the extensive Punjab disturbances in 1947, he served both in East and West Punjab.
He participated in the first war against Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir, 1947-48. He was a founder Instructor of the National Defence Academy during 1949-51. Subsequently, he graduated from the Defence Services Staff College of Wellington and served as a General Staff Officers Grade 2, in the Army Headquarters, New Delhi during 1952-55. He commanded a Battalion in Jammu and Kashmir during 1956-59. Thereafter, he served as a General Staff Officer Grade-1 of a Division in the Jammu Region during 1960-63. He was a member of the Faculty of the Defence Service Staff College during 1963-65.
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