Lajuddin Ahmed11 January 2007
Responding to claims of corruption on the electoral commission and threats by an alliance of political parties to boycott Jan. 22 election, President Iajuddin Ahmed declares a state of emergency & cancels elections
Bangladesh · Government / Government of Bangladesh. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Responding to claims of corruption on the electoral commission and threats by an alliance of political parties to boycott Jan. 22 election, President Iajuddin Ahmed declares a state of emergency & cancels elections
Iajuddin Ahmed signs an order sending the army back to the barracks, drawing to an end the state of emergency that began Jan 11, 2007
Bangladeshs military-backed Government says it will end nearly two years of emergency rule and restore civil liberties before this months national elections
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