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Constitution Suspension

Pakistan · Government / Government of Pakistan. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1977Date range
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Chronological records

1977

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq5 July 1977

Islamabad · Government / Government of Pakistan

Zia suspends parts of the Constitution after the military takeover.

Names involved

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq

Provenance

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