Mohindar Singh Chopra
Indian military officer and ambassador (1907–1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Major General Mohindar Singh Chopra (1907–1990) was an Indian Army General Officer who was known for being in charge of stopping the Partition Riots in both corners of India; Punjab and Bengal. He stopped riots and genocides from taking place through military force.
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Mohindar Singh Chopra | |
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Born | 1907 Amritsar, Punjab, British India |
Died | 1990 New Delhi, India |
Allegiance | British India India |
Service/ | British Indian Army Indian Army |
Years of service | 1928–1956 |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | PIFFERS ("Black Puttees") Royal Fusiliers 7th Rajput Regiment Persian and Iraq Force XIV Army Jullundur Brigade 13 Frontier Force Rifles 5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) 20th Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | Third Anglo-Afghan War Burma Campaign<Anglo-Iraqi War North African Campaign Partition of India |
Relations | Pushpinder Singh Chopra (son) |
Other work | Ambassador of India to Philippines Ambassador of India to Taiwan Director of National Institute of Sports, Patiala |
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As the Brigadier he was responsible for a voluntary flow of migration. He had managed to do a referendum in Sylhet, East Pakistan and stopped riots in Amritsar-Lahore along with the rest of Punjab after the Partition of the British Indian Army.
After retirement he became India's Ambassador to the Philippines and Taipai (as Taiwan was known). Later, he was Director, National Institute of Sports, Patiala.