Английская Википедия:Avtar Singh Cheema

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1965 Indian stamp dedicated to the 1965 Everest Expedition
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Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meets the members of Indian Everest Expedition 1965 on the occasion of Golden Jubilee of this on May 20, 2015
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Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and members of Indian Everest Expedition

Avatar Singh Cheema (1933–1989) was the first Indian man and 16th person in world to climb Mount Everest.[1] Along with 8 others he was a part of the third mission undertaken by the Indian Army, in 1965, to climb Mount Everest after two failed attempts. The Indian Everest Expedition 1965 put 9 mountaineers on the summit on 20 May, a record that lasted 17 years, and was led by Captain M S Kohli. Cheema's fellow summiters were Nawang Gombu, Sonam Gyatso, Sonam Wangyal, Chandra Prakash Vohra , Ang Kami, H. P. S. Ahluwalia, Harish Chandra Singh Rawat and Phu Dorjee.[2][3][4][5][6][7] He was a captain in the 7th Battalion, The Parachute regiment at that time. Later he was promoted to colonel and commanded his battalion.[8] He is also founder of Guru Harkrishan Public School in Sri Ganganagar District, Rajasthan.Шаблон:Cn

Honors and awards

He was awarded the Arjuna award[9] and Padma Shri[10] for his achievements.

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See also

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