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K. V. Krishna Rao | |
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| 6th Governor of Jammu and Kashmir | |
| In office 12 March 1993 – 2 May 1999 | |
| President | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Chief Minister | Farooq Abdullah |
| Preceded by | Girish Chandra Saxena |
| Succeeded by | Girish Chandra Saxena |
| In office July 1989 – 19 January 1990 | |
| President | R. Venkataraman |
| Chief Minister | Farooq Abdullah |
| Preceded by | Jagmohan Malhotra |
| Succeeded by | Jagmohan Malhotra |
| 4th Governor of Manipur | |
| In office 2 June 1984 – 7 July 1989 | |
| President | Zail Singh |
| Chief Minister | Rishang Keishing Rajkumar Jaichandra Singh |
| Preceded by | S. M. H. Burney |
| Succeeded by | Chintamani Panigrahi |
| 5th Governor of Nagaland | |
| In office 13 June 1984 – 19 July 1989 | |
| President | Zail Singh |
| Chief Minister | S. C. Jamir Hokishe Sema |
| Preceded by | S. M. H. Burney |
| Succeeded by | Gopal Singh |
| Governor of Mizoram (Additional Charge) | |
| In office 1 May 1989 – 20 July 1989 | |
| President | R. Venkataraman |
| Chief Minister | Lal Thanhawla |
| Preceded by | Hiteswar Saikia |
| Succeeded by | Williamson A. Sangma |
| 4th Governor of Tripura | |
| In office 14 June 1984 – 11 July 1989 | |
| President | Zail Singh |
| Chief Minister | Nripen Chakraborty Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar |
| Preceded by | S. M. H. Burney |
| Succeeded by | Sultan Singh |
| 24th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee | |
| In office 1 March 1982 – 31 July 1983 | |
| President | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Zail Singh |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Ronald Lynsdale Pereira |
| Succeeded by | Dilbagh Singh |
| 11th Chief of the Army Staff | |
| In office 1 June 1981 – 31 July 1983 | |
| President | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Zail Singh |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | O. P. Malhotra |
| Succeeded by | A. S. Vaidya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 July 1923 Vizianagaram, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Died | 30 January 2016 (aged 92) New Delhi, India |
| Spouse | K. Radha Rao |
| Children | KVL Narayan Rao and a daughter |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  British India India |
| Service |  British Indian Army Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1983 |
| Rank |  General |
| Service number | IEC-8139 (emergency commission)[1] IC-1164(regular commission)[2] |
| Unit | 2 Mahar Regiment |
| Commands |  Western Army XVI Corps8 Mountain Division 26 Division 114 Infantry Brigade 3 Mahar |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards |  Param Vishisht Seva Medal |
General Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao, PVSM (16 July 1923 – 30 January 2016) was a former chief of the Indian Army and a former governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura.[3]
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.[4][5] 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.[6]
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 12 May 1951. p. 87.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 1 May 1965. p. 217.
- ^ "Former Army chief Krishna Rao passes away". Hindustan Times. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Chief of the Army Staff - General Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao, PVSM". Indian Army. Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "His Excellency". Jkrajbhawan.nic.in. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "Raj Bhavan, Government of Jammu & Kashmir - Previous Governor[s]". Retrieved 25 October 2021.