Instrument of Surrender
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The Instrument of Surrender was the formal document through which Pakistani forces capitulated to the joint command of Indian and Bangladeshi forces in December 1971, effectively ending the Bangladesh Liberation War and leading to the creation of Bangladesh.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Instrument of Surrender canonical | 1 |
| Instrument of Surrender (1971) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
capitulation document
ⓘ
military surrender agreement ⓘ |
| acceptedBy |
Government of India
ⓘ
Provisional Government of Bangladesh ⓘ |
| ceremonyType | formal military ceremony ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn |
Victory Day of Bangladesh
ⓘ
surface form:
Victory Day (Bangladesh)
Vijay Diwas (India) ⓘ |
| conflict |
Bangladesh Liberation War
ⓘ
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ |
| countrySignatory |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
India ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1971-12-16 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
formalized the independence of Bangladesh
ⓘ
marked one of the largest military surrenders since World War II ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalNature | unconditional military surrender ⓘ |
| locationSigned |
Dhaka
ⓘ
Ramna Race Course ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | televised and photographed ceremony ⓘ |
| numberOfTroopsSurrendered | approximately 93000 ⓘ |
| principalSignatory |
General A. A. K. Niazi
ⓘ
surface form:
Lieutenant General A. A. K. Niazi
Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora ⓘ |
| regionAffected |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ
surface form:
East Pakistan
eastern India ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern India
|
| relatedEvent | mass surrender of Pakistan forces in East Pakistan ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Simla Agreement
ⓘ
birth of Bangladesh ⓘ |
| result |
cessation of Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 in the eastern sector
ⓘ
creation of Bangladesh as an independent state ⓘ end of major hostilities in the Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ surrender of Pakistan Eastern Command ⓘ |
| signatoryForce |
Indian Armed Forces
ⓘ
Mukti Bahini ⓘ Pakistan Eastern Command ⓘ |
| signatoryRole |
A. A. K. Niazi – Commander, Pakistan Eastern Command
ⓘ
Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora ⓘ
surface form:
Jagjit Singh Aurora – Commander, Indian and Bangladesh Forces in the Eastern Theatre
|
| signedByRank |
General A. A. K. Niazi
ⓘ
surface form:
Lieutenant General (A. A. K. Niazi)
Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora ⓘ
surface form:
Lieutenant General (Jagjit Singh Aurora)
|
| signedOnBehalfOf |
Chief Martial Law Administrator of Pakistan
ⓘ
President of Pakistan ⓘ |
| stipulated |
immediate cessation of hostilities
ⓘ
laying down of arms by Pakistan Eastern Command ⓘ treatment of prisoners of war according to the Geneva Conventions ⓘ |
| timeOfDaySigned | afternoon ⓘ |
| witnessedBy |
representatives of the Provisional Government of Bangladesh
ⓘ
senior Indian military officers ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
A. A. K. Niazi
this entity surface form:
Instrument of Surrender (1971)