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{{Short description|Indian politician and ICS officer (1910–2002)}}
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| name = A. L. Dias
|birth_name =Anthony Lancelot Dias
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| caption = Portrait of Dias
|occupation =ICS Officer
| birth_name = Anthony Lancelot Dias
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|birth_date =March 14, 1912
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|death_date ={{death date and age|2002|9|22|1912|3|14}}
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| birth_date = 14 March 1910
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| office = [[List of Governors of West Bengal|8th]] [[Governor of West Bengal]]
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|9|22|1910|3|14|df=y}}
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| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]]
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| term_start = 21 August 1971
| death_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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| term_end = 6 November 1979
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| office = 7th [[Governor of West Bengal]]
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| predecessor =[[Shanti Swaroop Dhavan]]
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| term_start = 21 August 1971
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| successor = [[Tribhuvana Narayana Singh]]
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| term_end = 6 November 1979
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| predecessor = [[Shanti Swaroop Dhavan]]
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| successor = [[Tribhuvana Narayana Singh]]
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| awards = [[Padma Vibhushan]] (1970)
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'''Anthony Lancelot Dias''', also known as '''A. L. Dias''' (14 March 1912 &ndash; 22 September 2002),<ref name="Obituary">[http://www.mail-archive.com/goanet@goacom.com/msg03213.html Anthony Lancelot Dias' obituary]</ref> was an [[Indian Civil Service]] officer from the [[Maharashtra Public Service Commission|Maharashtra cadre]]. He was awarded the [[Padma Vibhushan]] in 1970 for his management of a drought in [[Bihar]]. He was the Chief commissioner or Lieutenant governor of [[Tripura]] from 1969 to 1971. He was the Governor of [[West Bengal]] from 1971 to 1979.<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/10060/ Ex-Bengal Governor Dias]</ref><ref>[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keyword/padma-vibhushan/featured/3 A L Dias:Times of India]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rajbhavankolkata.gov.in/html/pastgov1912_new.htm |title=Raj Bhavan Kolkata |access-date=2012-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109072725/http://rajbhavankolkata.gov.in/html/pastgov1912_new.htm |archive-date=2013-11-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://rajbhavankolkata.gov.in/pdf/occasionalpaper3.pdf RajBhanavn Dias]{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>[http://rulers.org/indstat4.html West Bengal Governors]</ref>
'''Anthony Lancelot Dias''' (14 March 1910 — 22 September 2002),<ref>{{Cite news |title=Lives in Brief |newspaper=[[The Times]] |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lives-in-brief-vmgkphcmvnp |access-date=2022-10-02 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref><ref name="Obituary">[http://www.mail-archive.com/goanet@goacom.com/msg03213.html Anthony Lancelot Dias' obituary]</ref> 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 Public Service Commission|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 India|Portuguese rule]]. Dias was the Lieutenant governor of [[Tripura]] from 1969 to 1971. He was the Governor of [[West Bengal]] from 1971 to 1977.<ref name="The Indian Express 2002 t999">{{cite web | title=Ex-Bengal Governor Dias dies | website=The Indian Express | date=24 Sep 2002 | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/ex-bengal-governor-dias-dies/ | access-date=25 Nov 2023}}</ref><ref name="The Times of India 2002 x008">{{cite web | title=A L Dias passes away | website=The Times of India | date=23 Sep 2002 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/a-l-dias-passes-away/articleshow/23003233.cms | access-date=25 Nov 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rajbhavankolkata.gov.in/html/pastgov1912_new.htm |title=Raj Bhavan Kolkata |access-date=2012-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109072725/http://rajbhavankolkata.gov.in/html/pastgov1912_new.htm |archive-date=2013-11-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://rulers.org/indstat4.html West Bengal Governors]</ref><ref name="Anon. r695">{{cite web | title= Raj Bhavan, Kolkata Governor Anthony Lancelot Dias | url=https://rajbhavankolkata.gov.in/writereaddata/PDF/occasionalpaper3.pdf | access-date=25 Nov 2023}}</ref><ref name="Vaz 1997 p. 158">{{cite book | last=Vaz | first=J.C. | title=Profiles of Eminent Goans, Past and Present | publisher=Concept Publishing Company | year=1997 | isbn=978-81-7022-619-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7DJLxYBYA-YC&pg=PA158 | access-date=25 Nov 2023 | page=158}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 16:38, 14 August 2024

A. L. Dias
Portrait of Dias
7th Governor of West Bengal
In office
21 August 1971 – 6 November 1979
Preceded byShanti Swaroop Dhavan
Succeeded byTribhuvana Narayana Singh
Personal details
Born
Anthony Lancelot Dias

14 March 1910
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died22 September 2002(2002-09-22) (aged 92)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation
  • Politician
  • ICS officer
AwardsPadma Vibhushan (1970)

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

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  1. ^ "Lives in Brief". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. ^ Anthony Lancelot Dias' obituary
  3. ^ "Ex-Bengal Governor Dias dies". The Indian Express. 24 September 2002. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  4. ^ "A L Dias passes away". The Times of India. 23 September 2002. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Raj Bhavan Kolkata". Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  6. ^ West Bengal Governors
  7. ^ "Raj Bhavan, Kolkata Governor Anthony Lancelot Dias" (PDF). Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  8. ^ Vaz, J.C. (1997). Profiles of Eminent Goans, Past and Present. Concept Publishing Company. p. 158. ISBN 978-81-7022-619-2. Retrieved 25 November 2023.


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