Rajeshwar Dayal (12 August 1909 – 17 September 1999) was an Indian diplomat, writer, Ambassador of India to the former state of

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and the Head of the

United Nations Operation in the Congo The United Nations Operation in the Congo (, abbreviated ONUC) was a United Nations United Nations peacekeeping, peacekeeping force which was deployed in the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville), Republic of the Congo in 1960 in response to th ...

. Dayal was born 12 August 1909 in

Nainital Nainital (Kumaoni language, Kumaoni: ''Naintāl''; ) is a town and headquarters of Nainital district of Kumaon division, Uttarakhand, India. It is the judicial capital of Uttarakhand, the Uttarakhand High Court, High Court of the state being ...

. Dayal was one of the earlier officers of the

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. He served as the Indian ambassador to the now defunct

from 1955 to 1958 and moved to the UN as a member of the United Nations Observation Group in Lebanon (UNOGIL) when the organization was established in 1958. Dayal, who had earlier served as the Indian Ambassador to France, was appointed the Head of the

in September 1960 and held the post until May 1961. He also worked as the Representative of the

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. He published several books on socio-political themes, including a book on Panchayati Raj under the title, ''Panchayati Raj in India''. The

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awarded him the second highest civilian award of the

Padma Vibhushan The Padma Vibhushan ( , lit. "Lotus Grandeur") is the second-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "exceptional and distinguished service". All persons w ...

, (then the highest civilian award) in 1969. He died on 17 September 1999 in New Delhi, following a stroke. His life has been documented in his autobiography, ''A Life of Our Times'', published in 1998, one year prior to his death.

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