Major General K.P. Candeth

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Major_General_K.P._Candeth
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:India
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1916-10-23
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Ottapalam,_Kerala,_India
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Operation_Vijay_(1961)
gptkbp:deathDate 2003-05-19
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_Delhi,_India
gptkbp:education Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
gptkbp:fullName Kunhiraman Palat Candeth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General K.P. Candeth
gptkbp:militaryRank Major General
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Indian
gptkbp:notableFor first military governor of Goa
liberation of Goa
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:parent V. K. Krishna Menon (uncle)
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1947
gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1965
gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:General_Officer_Commanding-in-Chief,_Western_Command
General Officer Commanding, Northern Command
General Officer Commanding, Southern Command
Military Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu
gptkbp:servedIn Indian Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1936–1972
gptkbp:spouse Leela Candeth
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Vijay
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5