25 March 1969Constitution AbrogationAgha Muhammad Yahya Khan
Yahya Khan abrogates the 1962 Constitution and dissolves the legislatures.
Historical records for Pakistan in 1969, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Yahya Khan abrogates the 1962 Constitution and dissolves the legislatures.
Yahya Khan declares martial law and becomes Chief Martial Law Administrator.
Ayub Khan leaves office as Yahya Khan imposes a new martial-law regime.
Ayub Khan resigns after prolonged protests and political disorder.
Ayub Khan transfers authority to army commander Yahya Khan amid nationwide unrest.
Becomes President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Becomes President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
The state remains the Islamic Republic of Pakistan during Yahya Khan's rule.
Becomes President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Yahya Khan governs the Islamic Republic under martial law.
Becomes President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Yahya Khan formally assumes the office of President.
Yahya Khan's formal presidency follows his assumption of military power.
Yahya Khan dissolves West Pakistan's One Unit and restores four provinces.
First general elections, Sheikh Mujibur Rahmans Awami League secures an absolute majority in new National Assembly
The West Pakistan-dominated Government declines to convene the National Assembly. First general elections, Sheikh Mujibur Rahmans Awami League secures an absolute majority in new National Assembly
From 1969 to 1973 attends Radcliffe College at Harvard University, where she obtains a Bachelor of Arts degree with cum laude honors in comparative Government
First general elections, Sheikh Mujibur Rahmans Awami League secures an absolute majority in new National Assembly
The West Pakistan-dominated Government declines to convene the National Assembly. First general elections, Sheikh Mujibur Rahmans Awami League secures an absolute majority in new National Assembly
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