Bipin Chandra Joshi

Key facts

Born

5 December 1935, Pithoragarh

Died

19 November 1994, New Delhi

State of birth

Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand

Sector

Defence & security

Profession

Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army (1935-1994)

Gender

Male

Biography

General Bipin Chandra Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, ADC was the 16th Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army. He is the only Chief of the Indian Army to die in office, and until the 2021 death of General Bipin Rawat in a helicopter crash, the only full general and serving Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee to have died in office.

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Timeline

1. 1935Born in Pithoragarh
2. 1993Becomes Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
3. 1993Becomes Chief of the Army Staff
4. 1994Dies in New Delhi