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End of 1971 War

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

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Chronological records

1971

Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan16 December 1971

Dhaka · Government / Government of Pakistan

The eastern war ends with the surrender of Pakistan's Eastern Command.

Names involved

Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan

Provenance

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