Indar Jit Rikhye
Major General Indar Jit Rikhye (30 July 1920 – 21 May 2007) was an Indian Army General, United Nations official, peace advocate and author.
Indar Jit Rikhye | |
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| Born | 30 July 1920 Lahore, Punjab Province, British India (now Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Died | 21 May 2007 (aged 86) Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Allegiance | British India India |
| Service/ | British Indian Army Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1940–1978 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse) -1947 7th Light Cavalry 1947-1950? |
| Commands held | United Nations Emergency Force Jan. 1966 – June 1967 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Rikhye served as part of UN Peace Keeping force and as a military adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld and U Thant in the 1960s.
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