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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (also Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib; March 17, 1920 - August 15, 1975), born in Gopalganj, Bangladesh, was a Bengali nationalist leader in East Pakistan and first Prime Minister and President of independent Bangladesh. His political career began almost immediately with Pakistan's independence, as founder of the East Pakistan Muslim Students' League and later the Awami League in the 1950s. Both these groups sought to gain greater autonomy for East Pakistan, which was dominated by West Pakistan, though the two were separated by 1,000 miles of Indian territory, and the eastern region had a distinct culture and language of its own. By 1970, the Awami League won all but two of the 162 seats allocated to East Pakistan in the Pakistani National Assembly. Using this as a power base, Sheikh Mujib rallied for greater autonomy for East Pakistan and the transformation of Pakistan into a federal state consisting of two largely autonomous regions: East and West. When these efforts failed, while the crisis between the two parts of the country was exacerbated by attempts by Pakistan to proclaim Urdu as the country's sole official language--most people in East Pakistan spoke Bengali. In response to these encroachements on the rights of people in East Pakistan, Sheikh Mujib called for a campaign of noncooperation to force the government. Pakistan declared martial law, and a civil war erupted, with East Pakistan gaining support from India. Sheikh Mujib was arrested, but many of his supporters managed to escape to India, where they declared a provisional government for an independent in East Pakistan. By December 19711971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). Events January January 1 British divorce Reform Act comes into force January 2 66 die in stairway crush at Rangers v Celtic football match, Glasgow, Scotland. See Ibrox disaster. Janua, West Pakistan troops in East finally surrendered, and the independent state of Bangladesh was declared. In January 12January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 353 days remaining (354 in leap years). Events 1528 Gustav I of Sweden crowned king of Sweden 1709 Little Ice Age: Two-month freezing period begins in France The coast of the Atla, 19721972 is a leap year starting on Saturday (click link for calendar). Events January events January 2 the Pierre Hotel Heist Six men rob the safety deposit boxes of the Pierre Hotel in New York City. Loot is at least $4 million January 5 President of the Un, Sheikh Mujib became the country's leader.
By that time, the country was in a shambles, the result of a nine-month war for independence and reported atrocities, sometimes described as genocidalGenocide has been defined as the deliberate killing of people based on their ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, or (sometimes) politics, as well as other deliberate actions leading to the physical elimination of any of the above categories. There is, by the West Pakistani forces in the country. Sheikh Mujib attempted to remedy the situation by ruling through executive decree. As the situation became worse, Sheikh Mujib declared a state of emergency, declaring himself president and disbanding all political parties except for the newly formed Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (BAKSAL). Nevertheless, change was slow in coming, and hunger and disease were rampant.
On August 15, 1975, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and several members of his family were killed in a military coup. He was replaced by his former minister of commerce and of land revenue Khandekar Moshtaque Ahmed . In 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan, Sheikh Mujib's daughter, Sheikh HasinaSheikh Hasina Wajed (born September 28, 1947) is the President of the Bangladesh Awami League and daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. She was one of only two members of her family to survive a bloody 1975 coup, as she was studying abroad in West Germany wi, was elected prime minister of Bangladesh.
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