Anthony Lancelot Dias (14 March 1910 — 22 September 2002),
/ref> also known as A. L. Dias was an Indian Civil Service officer and politician of Goan
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origin. Dias was born in Bombay
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and was in the Maharashtra cadre. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1970 for his management of a drought in Bihar
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. He also played a role in the liberation of Goa from the Portuguese rule
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. Dias was the Lieutenant governor of Tripura
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from 1969 to 1971. He was the Governor of West Bengal
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from 1971 to 1977.West Bengal Governors
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1912 births
2002 deaths
Governors of West Bengal
Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in public affairs
Indian Civil Service (British India) officers
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