1906
All India Muslim League
The All India Muslim League (AIML) is formed by Muslims who were suspicious of the mainstream, secular but Hindu-majority Indian National Congress
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Dhaka in Pakistan. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The All India Muslim League (AIML) is formed by Muslims who were suspicious of the mainstream, secular but Hindu-majority Indian National Congress
The All India Muslim League (AIML) is formed by Muslims who were suspicious of the mainstream, secular but Hindu-majority Indian National Congress
Yahya Khan places Tikka Khan in authority in East Pakistan as the political crisis develops into armed conflict.
Sahibzada Yaqub Khan resigns his Eastern Command rather than carry out a military solution to the political crisis.
Yahya Khan postpones the National Assembly session, triggering mass protests in East Pakistan.
The military launches a major operation against Bengali political opposition in East Pakistan.
Yahya Khan's military government begins Operation Searchlight against Bengali nationalist forces in East Pakistan.
Tikka Khan commands Pakistan's Eastern Command when Operation Searchlight begins in Dhaka.
The political crisis in East Pakistan escalates into armed conflict and a declaration of independence.
A. A. K. Niazi assumes command of Pakistan's Eastern Command during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
Tikka Khan is replaced in the Eastern Command as the conflict in East Pakistan intensifies.
The eastern war ends with the surrender of Pakistan's Eastern Command.
Niazi signs the instrument of surrender for Pakistani forces in East Pakistan at Dhaka.
Provenance
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