# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/arun-shridhar-vaidya
# Generated: 2026-08-15T07:25:03.712Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/arun-shridhar-vaidya"
name: "Arun Shridhar Vaidya"
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description: "General Arunkumar Shridhar Vaidya PVSM, MVC & Bar, AVSM, ADC was an Indian Army general. He served as the 12th Chief of the Army Staff from 1983 to 1986. Following his retirement, he was assassinated by Harjinder Singh Jinda and Sukhdev Singh Sukha in August 1986, for his role in Operation Blue Star in 1984."
tagline: "Recipient of Maha Vir Chakra"
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country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
birthDate: "1926-01-27"
deathDate: "1986-08-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump