Bangladeshi War of Independence
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BANGLADESH WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
The Bangladesh War of Independence was a revolution and armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in East Pakistan, which resulted in the independence of Bangladesh. The war began when the Pakistani military junta in West Pakistan a repression campaign in then East Pakistan.
In response, the Mukti Bahini-a guerrilla resistance movement formed by Bengali military, paramilitary and civilians-launched a mass guerrilla war against the Pakistani military. India joined the war on 3 December 1971, that led to full scale war between India Pakistan. Pakistani forces surrendered in Dhaka on 16 December 1971, and Bangaladesh became a full sovereign nation.
BANGLADESH WAR OF INDEPENDENCE - Timeline
August 1947 - The Indian subcontinent is partitioned into the independent states of Pakistan and India, with Pakistan constituting five provinces in two “wings”, separated by over 1,000 miles of the width of India; because of the great distance, Pakistan has difficulty administering the two discontinuous territories
1948 - Pakistan adopts Urdu as the national language, sparking criticism in the Bengali-speaking east
1950s - 1960s - Tensions grow between east and west because of political, economic, and social differences and inequalities
1965 - In the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War, Pakistan allocates massive military resources in the west, generating criticism in the east, which is defended only by an understrength force
1965 - Pakistan implements the “One Unit Scheme”, which is also criticized in the east
1968 - East-west relations had deteriorated considerably that the central government has begun to accuse Bengali politicians of conspiring with India for East Pakistan’s secession
November 1970 - A powerful cyclone hits East Pakistan, causing considerable loss of lives and property; slow humanitarian and relief efforts by the government generate more criticism in East Pakistan and further exacerbate east-west relations
December 1970 - In general elections, the leading East Pakistani party is victorious, but its leader, Mujibur Rahman, is prevented from becoming become Prime Minister
January-March 1971 - East Pakistan is seething with rebellion, with widespread street protests breaking out in response to Mujibur’s call for civil disobedience
March 25, 1971 - The Pakistan military begins a campaign to suppress dissent in East Pakistan; hundreds of thousands are killed and some ten million flee into neighboring India; Mujibur declares East Pakistan’s independence as the new nation of Bangladesh
April 1971 - Bengali civilians organize into militia groups collectively known as Mukti Bahini; they are soon joined by defecting Bengali soldiers of the Pakistani Army
May 1975 - India is prepared to become directly involved by invading East Pakistan
October 1971 - Indian and Pakistani forces engage in border clashes in East Pakistan
On December 3, 1971 - Full-scale war break out between India and Pakistan
December 4, 1971 - Indian and Bangladeshi forces invade East Pakistan
December 16, 1971 - Pakistani forces in East Pakistan surrender
January 10, 1972 - Mujibur Rahman returns to Bangladesh and becomes its first President
September 1974 - Bangladesh becomes a full member of the United Nations
India war videos - czcams.com/play/PLUXfpu44ghbBrplHUl3UWfdM8ZE9H7VWu.html
Some pretty good explaination. I was wondering about how East Pakistan ever existed. I looked into Mi-4 helicopters not too long ago, and they took part in the air assault on East Pakistan.
Really interesting how the cultural differences were used to create an ideal situation for a coup/capture of East Pakistan. Probably there were some instigators that made it so that the there would be groups willing to support Indian troops and to do actions agains the government of East Pakistan. It is a present-day topic. As can be seen in Ukraine today.
Thank you for uploading the video.
Greetings,
Jeff
Thanks!
I'd be interested in learning what war was the latest one to be formally declared, especially before armed combat broke out. The last I know of is Vietnam in August 1945 declaring war on Japan. Perhaps their national coalition's status as a "country" can be question, which in that case makes it Mongolia a few days earlier (though, after invading). Brazil declared war on Japan shortly before that, without any combat taking place.
Has any war been formally declared after WW2?
That's interesting - the only one I can think of was when Ethiopia declared war on Eritrea in their war in the late 90s, I believe. In today's world, if war broke out between two countries, they should comply with the many rules governing conduct of war - maybe to them, it might be better to not be a formal state of war as it might be nearly impossible to abide by all the modern rules regarding abuses and atrocities that happen in any war
@@lewisdaniels4228 A plausible scenario for a formal declaration of war today, would be an ultimatum with a deadline. But I think those days of gentlemanship and caring about ones reputation are gone.
In Wiki btw it says about the Ethiopian-declaration of war:
"in what Eritrean radio described as a "total war" policy, mobilized its forces for a full assault against Eritrea.[57] The Claims Commission found that this was, in essence, an affirmation of the existence of a state of war between belligerents, not a declaration of war"
But it is a close call anyway, thanks.
Bangladesh - "Land of the Bengalis"
In reality, Mujibur betrayed Pakistan - the charges of treason (Agartala Conspiracy Case ) against him were later found out to be true. It was only in 2011 that one of the conspirators admitted that they met with Indian officials for India's support for Bangladesh independence; Sheikh Mujib conceived the plot to incite an armed revolution against West Pakistan that would result in secession of East Pakistan