Former Army Chief General K V Krishna Rao, died today following a cardiac arrest at the military hospital in New Delhi. He was 92. He played a key role in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.<br/><br/>He also served as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir at a time when militancy was at its peak in the state.<br/><br/>He was the 14th Chief of the Army Staff of Indian Army and had an illustrious career spanning over four decades in the force.<br/><br/>He was commissioned into the Army on August 9, 1942.<br/><br/>As a young officer, he had served in Burma, North West Frontier and Baluchistan during the Second World War.<br/><br/>He also participated in the 1947-48 war against Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir. He was a founder Instructor of the National Defence Academy during 1949-51.<br/><br/>He was awarded the Param Vishist Seva Medal for displaying outstanding leadership, courage, determination and drive during this war.<br/><br/>Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar condoled his death and said the country has lost one of our best known military leaders.<br/><br/>Minister added that Rao was a visionary who led ably, inspired a generation of soldiers and initiated modernisation of the Indian Army in the early 1980s.