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Mujibur Rahman

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Mujibur Rahman (mjēbr` rämän`), 1921–75, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) political leader, prime minister of Bangladesh (1972–75), popularly known as Sheikh Mujib. Concerned that East Pakistan was unfairly dominated by West Pakistan, he helped found (1949) the Awami League Awami League, political organization in Pakistan and Bangladesh. It was founded in 1949 as an opposition party in Pakistan and had a moderately socialist ideology.
..... Click the link for more information.  to fight for East Pakistan's autonomy. His political stance led to prison terms, but also brought him immense popular support.

The conflict between East and West Pakistan climaxed after the Dec., 1970, elections, in which the Awami League won a majority. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Bhutto, Zulfikar Ali (z
..... Click the link for more information. , leader of West Pakistan, refused to agree to demands for autonomy, and Mujib was imprisoned in West Pakistan. Civil war broke out in Mar., 1971, when Pakistani troops were sent to put down protests in East Pakistan. With the aid of India, East Pakistani guerrillas proclaimed an independent Bangladesh Bangladesh (bäng-lädĕsh`, băng–)
..... Click the link for more information. , and defeated the Pakistani army in late 1971 (see India-Pakistan Wars India-Pakistan Wars, name given to the series of conflicts between India and Pakistan since 1947, when the Indian subcontinent was partitioned and the two countries became independent of Great Britain. The most violent outbreaks came in 1947–48, 1965, and 1971.
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Released in early 1972, Mujib became prime minister of Bangladesh, and worked toward normalizing relations with Pakistan. In the face of growing opposition, he pushed through (Jan., 1975) a constitutional change making him president with dictatorial powers, but was slain in Aug., 1975, in a military coup. His daughter,

Hasina Wazed (hä'sēnä` wäzĕd`), 1947–, also has served (1996–2001) as prime minister of Bangladesh.



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Only later did I learn that her accusations--exaggerated as they may have been--were based in part on the Pinochet takeover and the 1975 overthrow and killing of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Bangladesh next door in a U.
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