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Surrender of Eastern Command

Pakistan · Warfare / Indian Wars. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1971Date range
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Chronological records

1971

Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi16 December 1971

Dhaka · Warfare / Indian Wars

Niazi signs the instrument of surrender for Pakistani forces in East Pakistan at Dhaka.

Names involved

Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi

Provenance

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