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{{Use dmy dates|date= | {{Short description|Indian politician and ICS officer (1910–2002)}} | ||
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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
|name =A. L. Dias | | name = A. L. Dias | ||
|birth_name =Anthony Lancelot Dias | | image = Anthony Lancelot Dias.jpg | ||
|occupation =ICS | | caption = Portrait of Dias | ||
|birth_date = 14 March | | birth_name = Anthony Lancelot Dias | ||
|death_date ={{death date and age|2002|9|22| | | occupation = {{hlist|Politician|ICS officer}} | ||
| | | birth_date = 14 March 1910 | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|9|22|1910|3|14|df=y}} | |||
| term_start | | birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]] | ||
| term_end | | death_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | ||
| predecessor =[[Shanti Swaroop Dhavan]] | | nationality = [[British Indian]] (1910-1947)<br/>[[Indian people|Indian]] (1947-2002) | ||
| successor = [[Tribhuvana Narayana Singh]] | | office = 7th [[Governor of West Bengal]] | ||
| | | term_start = 21 August 1971 | ||
| term_end = 6 November 1979 | |||
| predecessor = [[Shanti Swaroop Dhavan]] | |||
| successor = [[Tribhuvana Narayana Singh]] | |||
| awards = [[Padma Vibhushan]] (1970) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Anthony Lancelot | |||
'''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.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/lives-in-brief-vmgkphcmvnp |access-date=2022-10-02 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref><ref name="Obituary">[http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/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>[https://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> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 03:07, 5 October 2025
A. L. Dias | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Dias | |
| 7th Governor of West Bengal | |
| In office 21 August 1971 – 6 November 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Shanti Swaroop Dhavan |
| Succeeded by | Tribhuvana Narayana Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anthony Lancelot Dias 14 March 1910 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Died | 22 September 2002 (aged 92) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | British Indian (1910-1947) Indian (1947-2002) |
| Occupation |
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| Awards | Padma 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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Lives in Brief". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ↑ Anthony Lancelot Dias' obituary
- ↑ "Ex-Bengal Governor Dias dies". The Indian Express. 24 September 2002. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ↑ "A L Dias passes away". The Times of India. 23 September 2002. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ↑ "Raj Bhavan Kolkata". Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ↑ West Bengal Governors
- ↑ "Raj Bhavan, Kolkata Governor Anthony Lancelot Dias" (PDF). Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ↑ 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.
