declaration of independence of Bangladesh

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The declaration of independence of Bangladesh was the formal proclamation in March 1971 that marked the break from Pakistan and the birth of the sovereign state of Bangladesh.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
political declaration
broadcastBy Ziaur Rahman
broadcastFrom Chittagong
broadcastVia Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra
commemoratedOn Bangladesh Independence Day
surface form: Independence Day of Bangladesh
commemoratedOnDate March 26
countryDeclaredIndependent People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh
countrySeparatedFrom Pakistan
declaredBy Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Ziaur Rahman
declaredOnBehalfOf Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
followedBy Bangladesh Liberation War
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
hasAlternativeName declaration of independence of Bangladesh
surface form: Bangladesh Independence Declaration

declaration of independence of Bangladesh
surface form: Proclamation of Independence of Bangladesh
hasCasusBelli military crackdown by Pakistan Army
political disenfranchisement of East Pakistan
hasDate 1971-03-26
hasDocumentForm proclamation
hasLanguage Bengali
English
hasLegalStatus founding document of Bangladesh
hasLocation Chittagong
Dhaka
hasMonth March
hasNationalHoliday Bangladesh Independence Day
hasNationalSignificance symbol of Bangladeshi sovereignty
hasOpposingParty Government of Pakistan
hasPoliticalLeader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
hasYear 1971
involvesEthnicGroup Bengali people
surface form: Bengalis
involvesRegion Eastern Bengal
surface form: East Bengal
partOf decolonization of Asia
precededBy 1970 Bhola cyclone
1970 Pakistani general election
Operation Searchlight
recognizedBy Bhutan
India
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
relatedConflict Bangladesh Liberation War
resultedIn creation of the sovereign state of Bangladesh
secession of East Pakistan from Pakistan
tookPlaceIn People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: East Pakistan

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Bangladesh Liberation War significantEvent declaration of independence of Bangladesh
Provisional Government of Bangladesh legalBasis declaration of independence of Bangladesh
this entity surface form: Proclamation of Independence of Bangladesh
declaration of independence of Bangladesh hasAlternativeName declaration of independence of Bangladesh
subject surface form: Declaration of Independence of Bangladesh
this entity surface form: Proclamation of Independence of Bangladesh
declaration of independence of Bangladesh hasAlternativeName declaration of independence of Bangladesh
subject surface form: Declaration of Independence of Bangladesh
this entity surface form: Bangladesh Independence Declaration