About Anthony Lancelot Dias
Lived 1910 – 2002 (aged 92). Anthony Lancelot Dias was an Indian politician.
Anthony Lancelot Dias (14 March 1910 — 22 September 2002), 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.
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Indian politician
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Anthony Lancelot Dias was born on 13 March 1910 in Mumbai.
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Anthony Lancelot Dias died on 22 September 2002 in Mumbai.
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Anthony Lancelot Dias was a politician.
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