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First Vice-President, 19 December 1966

The Charter states that one or more Vice-Presidents may be appointed, but President Watanabe preferred to name just one: C.S. Krishna Moorthi, who served with ADB from December 1966 to March 1978.


Vice-President Krishna Moorthi (right) with President Watanabe.

Reprinted from Free World magazine.

Vice-President Moorthi (center) with ADB staff during a year-end party celebration.

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