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Satyawant Mallannah Shrinagesh

सत्यवन्त मल्लान्नाह श्रीनागेश

Defence & security Maharashtra Great mind of history

General Satyawant Mallanna Shrinagesh was an Indian military officer who served as 2nd Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 14 May 1955 till 7 May 1957. After retirement he served as the governor of Assam from 14 October 1959 to 12 November 1960 and again from 13 January 1961 to 7 September 1962.

BORN

11 May 1903

DIED

27 December 1977

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Key facts

Born
11 May 1903, Kolhapur
Died
27 December 1977
State of birth
Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Sector
Defence & security
Profession
Indian general
Gender
Male

Biography

General Satyawant Mallanna Shrinagesh was an Indian military officer who served as 2nd Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 14 May 1955 till 7 May 1957. After retirement he served as the governor of Assam from 14 October 1959 to 12 November 1960 and again from 13 January 1961 to 7 September 1962. He was the governor of Andhra Pradesh from 8 September 1962 to 4 May 1964 and governor of Mysore from 4 May 1964 to 2 April 1965. He also served as principal of the Administrative Staff College of India in Hyderabad, Hyderabad State from 1957 to 1959.

Summary based on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed by the RochakDuniya editorial team.

Timeline

  1. 1903Born in Kolhapur
  2. 1955Becomes Chief of the Army Staff
  3. 1959Becomes governor of Assam
  4. 1962Becomes governor of Andhra Pradesh
  5. 1964Becomes governor of Karnataka
  6. 1977Dies
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