Anthony Lancelot Dias
Indian politician
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| Intro | Indian politician | |
| Places | India | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 13 March 1910 | |
| Death | 22 September 2002 (aged 92 years) |
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Anthony Lancelot Dias, also known as A. L. Dias (13 March 1910 – 22 September 2002), was an Indian Civil Service officer from the Maharashtra cadre. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1970 for his management of a drought in Bihar. He was the Chief commissioner or Lieutenant governor of Tripura from 1969 to 1971. He was the Governor of West Bengal from 1971 to 1977.