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Bangladesh and Pakistan compared
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26 March 1971 — Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declares the independence of Bangladesh
14 August 1947 — The Dominion of Pakistan emerges from the partition of British India
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8 events in which either nation’s sourced chronicle names the other — including under earlier names of the same state. Each is the same record, with the same sources, as on its own chronicle; nothing here was written for this page.
- 14 Aug 1947
Independence of Pakistan
Pakistan becomes independent under the Indian Independence Act, with Jinnah as Governor-General and Liaquat Ali Khan as prime minister, comprising West and East Pakistan.
Independence · from the Pakistan chronicle · Partition and Independence · Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Indian Independence Act
- 1947
Partition creates East Pakistan
The partition of British India makes Muslim-majority eastern Bengal into East Pakistan, a wing of the new state separated from its western half by a thousand miles of India.
Politics & Power · from the Bangladesh chronicle · Partition, East Pakistan and the Language Movement · History of Bangladesh
- 21 Feb 1952
The Bengali Language Movement
Students in Dhaka demanding that Bengali be a state language of Pakistan are shot by police; the martyrs become foundational to Bengali nationalism and, later, to UNESCO's International Mother Language Day.
Culture & Ideas · from the Bangladesh chronicle · Partition, East Pakistan and the Language Movement · Language Movement, International Mother Language Day
- 1966
The Awami League's Six-Point demand
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's Awami League issues a six-point programme for the political and economic autonomy of East Pakistan, the charter of Bengali self-determination.
Politics & Power · from the Bangladesh chronicle · Partition, East Pakistan and the Language Movement · Mujibur Rahman, Awami League
- Dec 1970
Awami League wins the election
The Awami League secures 167 of the 169 East Pakistani seats and a National Assembly majority; West Pakistan's refusal to hand over power ignites the crisis that leads to war.
Politics & Power · from the Bangladesh chronicle · Liberation War and Modern Bangladesh · Mujibur Rahman, Awami League
- 26 Mar 1971
Declaration of independence
After the Pakistani army launches Operation Searchlight on 25 March, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman proclaims Bangladesh's independence on 26 March, beginning the Liberation War.
Independence · from the Bangladesh chronicle · Liberation War and Modern Bangladesh · Bangladesh Liberation War, Mujibur Rahman
- 16 Dec 1971
Loss of East Pakistan and birth of Bangladesh
After a brutal war and Indian intervention, Pakistani forces surrender at Dhaka and East Pakistan becomes the independent state of Bangladesh, dismembering the country.
War & Rupture · from the Pakistan chronicle · Bangladesh, Military Rule and the Modern Republic · Bangladesh Liberation War, 1971 India-Pakistan War
- 16 Dec 1971
Victory and the birth of Bangladesh
After a nine-month war in which possibly a million Bengalis were killed and ten million fled to India, Indian forces intervene and the Pakistani army surrenders at Dhaka, founding the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
Independence · from the Bangladesh chronicle · Liberation War and Modern Bangladesh · Bangladesh Liberation War