Key facts
- Born
- 16 March 1958, Pauri
- Died
- 8 December 2021, Coonoor
- State of birth
- Pauri, Uttarakhand
- Sector
- Defence & security
- Profession
- India's 1st Chief of Defence Staff, former COAS
- Gender
- Male
Biography
General Bipin Rawat was an Indian Army general who served as the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed Forces from January 2020 until his death in a helicopter crash in December 2021. Prior to taking over as the CDS, he served as the 57th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee of the Indian Armed Forces as well as 27th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army.
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Timeline
- 1958Born in Pauri
- 2016Becomes Vice Chief of Army Staff
- 2016Becomes Chief of the Army Staff
- 2019Becomes Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
- 2020Becomes Chief of Defence Staff
- 2021Dies in Coonoor
- 2022Awarded the Padma Vibhushan
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5