Kunhiraman Palat Candeth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kunhiraman Palat Candeth

Indian politician

Date of Birth: 23-Oct-1916

Place of Birth: Ottapalam, Kerala, India

Date of Death: 19-May-2003

Profession: politician, military officer

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Lieutenant General Kunhiraman Palat Candeth, PVSM (Hindi: ?? ?? ?????; 23 October 1916 – 19 May 2003), best known as K.
P.
Candeth, was a senior army officer in the Indian Army who played a commanding role in annexation of Goa from Portuguese control in 1961, and briefly tenured as the Lieutenant Governor in Goa. He later served as the Deputy Chief of Army Staff based on GHQ in New Delhi at the midst of the second war in 1965, and later effectively commanded the Western Command during the third war with Pakistan in 1971.