K. V. Krishna Rao

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General K. V. Krishna Rao PVSM
6th Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
In office 12 March 1993 – 2 May 1999
President	Shankar Dayal Sharma
Chief Minister	Farooq Abdullah
Preceded by	Girish Chandra Saxena
Succeeded by	Girish Chandra Saxena
In office July 1989 – 19 January 1990
President	R. Venkataraman
Chief Minister	Farooq Abdullah
Preceded by	Jagmohan Malhotra
Succeeded by	Jagmohan Malhotra
4th Governor of Manipur
In office 2 June 1984 – 7 July 1989
President	Zail Singh
Chief Minister	Rishang Keishing Rajkumar Jaichandra Singh
Preceded by	S. M. H. Burney
Succeeded by	Chintamani Panigrahi
5th Governor of Nagaland
In office 13 June 1984 – 19 July 1989
President	Zail Singh
Chief Minister	S. C. Jamir Hokishe Sema
Preceded by	S. M. H. Burney
Succeeded by	Gopal Singh
Governor of Mizoram (Additional Charge)
In office 1 May 1989 – 20 July 1989
President	R. Venkataraman
Chief Minister	Lal Thanhawla
Preceded by	Hiteswar Saikia
Succeeded by	Williamson A. Sangma
4th Governor of Tripura
In office 14 June 1984 – 11 July 1989
President	Zail Singh
Chief Minister	Nripen Chakraborty Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar
Preceded by	S. M. H. Burney
Succeeded by	Sultan Singh
24th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
In office 1 March 1982 – 31 July 1983
President	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Zail Singh
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Ronald Lynsdale Pereira
Succeeded by	Dilbagh Singh
11th Chief of the Army Staff
In office 1 June 1981 – 31 July 1983
President	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Zail Singh
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	O. P. Malhotra
Succeeded by	A. S. Vaidya
Personal details
Born	(1923-07-16)16 July 1923 Vizianagaram, Madras Presidency, British India
Died	30 January 2016(2016-01-30) (aged 92) New Delhi, India
Spouse	K. Radha Rao
Children	KVL Narayan Rao and a daughter
Military career
Allegiance	British India  India
Service/branch	British Indian Army  Indian Army
Years of service	1942–1983
Rank	General
Service number	IEC-8139 (emergency commission)[1] IC-1164(regular commission)[2]
Unit	2 Mahar Regiment
Commands held	Western Army XVI Corps 8 Mountain Division 26 Division 114 Infantry Brigade 3 Mahar
Battles/wars	World War II Burma Campaign Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal

General Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao, PVSM (16 July 1923 – 30 January 2016) was a former chief of the Indian Army and a former governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura.^[3]

Gen. Rao was commissioned into the Indian Army in 1942. During the 1971 war, his division, the 8 Mountain Division, captured the Sylhet area and liberated north-east Bangladesh. He was the Chief of the Army Staff in 1983 and was appointed Governor of Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura in June 1984.^[4][5] He was Governor of Jammu and Kashmir for the first time from 11 July 1989 to 19 January 1990 and the second time from 13 March 1993 till 2 May 1998.^[6]