Mohammed Ali Jinnah Biography and Timeline — Page 3

Demonstrations

Jinnahs policy of "direct action" precipitates riots, 4,000 are killed. After the riots the British authorites favour Gandhi & Nehro over Jinnah

Election

During elections for the Constituent Assembly of India, the Congress wins most of the elected seats and Hindu electorate seats, while the League wins control of a large majority of Muslim electorate seats

Election

The League wins 425 out of 496 seats reserved for Muslims (and about 89.2% of Muslim votes) on a policy of creating an independent state of Pakistan, and with an implied threat of secession if this was not granted.

Election

The League wins most Muslim seats in the elections, and Jinnah launches the Direct Action campaign of strikes and protests to achieve "Pakistan", which degenerates into communal violence across India.

Independence of Pakistan

During elections for the Constituent Assembly of India, the Congress wins most of the elected seats and Hindu electorate seats, while the League wins control of a large majority of Muslim electorate seats

Independence of Pakistan

Jinnah enters the Indian Government and is allowed to appoint an equal number of ministers despite being the minority party but coalition is unable to work resulting in potential chaos & civil war.

Independence of Pakistan

The Congress agrees to the partition of Punjab and Bengal along religious lines in late 1946.

Independence of Pakistan

The League wins most Muslim seats in the elections, and Jinnah launches the Direct Action campaign of strikes and protests to achieve "Pakistan", which degenerated into communal violence across India.

Independence of Pakistan

The new viceroy Lord Mountbatten and Indian civil servant VP Menon proposes a plan to create a Muslim dominion in West Punjab, East Bengal, Baluchistan and Sindh, Congress approves the plan.

Muslim League

The League wins most Muslim seats in the elections, and Jinnah launches the Direct Action campaign of strikes and protests to achieve "Pakistan", which degenerated into communal violence across India

Demonstrations

Jinnahs policy of "direct action" precipitates riots, 4,000 are killed. After the riots the British authorites favour Gandhi & Nehro over Jinnah

Independence of Pakistan

Jinnah asserts in a speech that the League had accepted partition because "the consequences of any other alternative would have been too disastrous to imagine"

Independence of Pakistan

Jinnah asserts in a speech that the League had accepted partition because "the consequences of any other alternative would have been too disastrous to imagine"

Independence of Pakistan

The North-West Frontier Province votes to join Pakistan in a referendum. Along with Liaquat Ali Khan and Abdur Rab Nishtar, Muhammad Ali Jinnah represents the League in the Partition Council to appropriately divide public assets between India and Pakistan

Partition

Along with Liaquat Ali Khan and Abdur Rab Nishtar, Muhammad Ali Jinnah represents the League in the Partition Council to appropriately divide public assets between India and Pakistan

Referendum

The North-West Frontier Province votes to join Pakistan in a referendum

Independence of Pakistan

The North-West Frontier Province votes to join Pakistan in a referendum. Along with Liaquat Ali Khan and Abdur Rab Nishtar, Muhammad Ali Jinnah represents the League in the Partition Council to appropriately divide public assets between India and Pakistan

Partition

Along with Liaquat Ali Khan and Abdur Rab Nishtar, Muhammad Ali Jinnah represents the League in the Partition Council to appropriately divide public assets between India and Pakistan

Referendum

The North-West Frontier Province votes to join Pakistan in a referendum

Death of Mohammed Ali Jinnah

Spends many months at his official retreat in Ziarat, but dies from a combination of tuberculosis and lung cancer

Role range: 1947-1948

Death of Mohammed Ali Jinnah

Spends many months at his official retreat in Ziarat, but dies from a combination of tuberculosis and lung cancer

Role range: 1947-1948