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{{About|the [[List of governors of Sikkim|governor of Sikkim]]|the writer and archaeologist|B. B. Lal}}<br />
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| birth_name = Bipen Behari Lal<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1917|1|30}}<ref name=biodata/><br />
| birth_place = [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2008|1|5|1917|1|30}}<ref name=death/><br />
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]<br />
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| office = 1st [[Governor of Sikkim]]<br />
| 1blankname = Chief Minister<br />
| 1namedata = [[Kazi Lhendup Dorjee]]<br/>[[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]]<br />
| term_start = 16 May 1975<br />
| term_end = 9 January 1981<br />
| predecessor = ''Post Started''| successor = [[Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan]]<br />
| occupation = Politician<br />
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'''Bipen Behari Lal''' (30 January 1917 – 5 January 2008) was an Indian civil servant who served as the [[List of governors of Sikkim|first governor of the state of Sikkim]] after its merger with India. Prior to the merger, he served as the Chief Executive of the Kingdom of Sikkim.<ref name="governor">{{cite web |author= |date= |title=B. B. Lal |url=https://rajbhavansikkim.gov.in/former-head/shri-b-b-lal/ |access-date=17 June 2021 |website=Raj Bhavan Sikkim |page=}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Lal joined the [[Indian Civil Service]] in 1941 and was given various responsibilities in the Government of [[Uttar Pradesh]] until 1965.<ref name=biodata>{{cite web |url=https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP880-1-1-96 |title=Biodata of B.B. Lal |page=16 |date= |author= |access-date= 17 June 2021}}</ref> In 1966, he was moved to the Central Government where he served in various capacities.<ref name="biodata"/><br />
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In 1974, Lal was the [[Government of India]]-appointed Chief Executive in the [[Kingdom of Sikkim]].<ref name="chiefExec">{{cite web |url=https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP880-1-1-96 |page=7|title=Appointment of B.B. Lal as the Chief Executive |date=19 September 1974 |access-date= 17 June 2021}}</ref> Soon after the [[Annexation of Sikkim]] by India in May 1975, he was made the first [[List of governors of Sikkim|governor of the new state of Sikkim]]. He served in this capacity till early 1981.<br />
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==Death==<br />
He died in [[New Delhi]], on 5 January 2008.<ref name=death>{{cite web |url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20080106/863865.html |title=First Governor of Sikkim dies |date=January 2008 |author= |access-date=17 June 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182925/https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20080106/863865.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Palden Thondup Namgyal]]<br />
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