General Sunith Francis Rodrigues
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General Sunith Francis Rodrigues was an Indian Army officer and former Chief of Army Staff who later served as a senior administrator and public official.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Sunith Francis Rodrigues | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chief of Army Staff of India
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Governor of Punjab, India ⓘ Indian Army officer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
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Param Vishisht Seva Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishisht Seva Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1933-09-19 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Bombay Presidency, British India
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Goan Catholic community ⓘ |
| commissionedIn | Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
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Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2022-03-04 ⓘ |
| education |
Defence Services Staff College, Wellington
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National Defence Academy, India NERFINISHED ⓘ National Defence College, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Goan Catholic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Rodrigues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Sunith Francis Rodrigues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Sunith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | General ⓘ |
| knownFor |
modernization of the Indian Army
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service as Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | Regiment of Artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
governor
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public administrator ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| officeEnd |
Administrator of Chandigarh, 2010-01
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Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army, 1993-06 ⓘ Governor of Punjab, 2010-01 ⓘ |
| officeStart |
Administrator of Chandigarh, 2004-11
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Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army, 1990-07 ⓘ Governor of Punjab, 2004-11 ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Administrator of Chandigarh
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Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Governor of Punjab ⓘ |
| precededBy |
O. P. Verma as Governor of Punjab
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Vishwa Nath Sharma as Chief of Army Staff of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | General ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Chandigarh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | IC-5880 ⓘ |
| spouse | Jean Rodrigues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Bipin Chandra Joshi as Chief of Army Staff of India
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Shivraj Patil as Governor of Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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