Mujibar Rahman7 March 1973
Wins a landslide victory in the countrys first general elections, Rahman and the Awami League win the elections
Bangladesh · Government / Government of Bangladesh. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Wins a landslide victory in the countrys first general elections, Rahman and the Awami League win the elections
Introduces a one-party socialist system and assumes almost dictatorial powers. General Ziaur Rahman, father of Khaleda Zia, becomes the military ruler
Zia resigns but enacts a constitutional amendment that all future elections be held under caretaker Governments
Bangladeshs military-backed emergency Government exile opposition leader Sheikh Hasina Wajed as it steps up a massive purge of the crisis-wracked countrys political hierarchy
Bangladeshs military-backed Government says it will end nearly two years of emergency rule and restore civil liberties before this months national elections
Bangladeshis voted in their droves in elections that mark the end of two years of emergency rule, with a pair of rival former Prime Minister's vying to reclaim power in the impoverished nation
Sheikh Hasina Wajed is sworn in for her second spell as Prime minister, restoring democracy to the impoverished country after almost two years of rule by an army-backed regime
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