Menon, Vengalil Krishnan Krishna (1896-1974), Indian diplomatist and politician

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Type of entity

Person

Authorized form of name

Menon, Vengalil Krishnan Krishna (1896-1974), Indian diplomatist and politician

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Dates of existence

1896-1974

Functions, occupations and activities

High Commissioner for India in the United Kingdom, 1947-52
Indian delegate to the United Nations, 1952-62
Minister of Defence, 1957-62

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Sources

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography