Ayub Khan
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Ayub Khan was a Pakistani military general and politician who served as the country’s first military ruler and second President, playing a central role in Pakistan’s politics during the 1960s.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Ayub Khan regime | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Pakistani military officer
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Pakistani politician ⓘ head of state ⓘ military ruler ⓘ person ⓘ |
| cameToPowerBy | military coup ⓘ |
| conflict | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentOfActivity | Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
authoritarian rule
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curbing political freedoms ⓘ failure to address grievances of East Pakistan ⓘ mishandling of 1965 war’s aftermath ⓘ |
| era | 1960s Pakistani politics ⓘ |
| foreignPolicyOrientation |
aligned with United States
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pro-Western ⓘ |
| governanceStyle |
military-dominated government
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presidential system ⓘ |
| handedPowerTo | Yahya Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implemented |
1962 Constitution of Pakistan
NERFINISHED
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Basic Democracies system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn | political tensions between East and West Pakistan ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Pakistan Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Field Marshal ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being Pakistan’s first military ruler
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being the second President of Pakistan ⓘ central role in Pakistan’s politics during the 1960s ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1969 (as President of Pakistan) ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1958 (as President of Pakistan) ⓘ |
| policyFocus |
economic development
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industrialization ⓘ strengthening central authority ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
authoritarianism
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modernization-oriented conservatism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Martial Law Administrator of Pakistan
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Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Defence Minister of Pakistan ⓘ President of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Prime Minister of Pakistan (de facto, under presidential system) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Iskander Mirza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resignedIn | 1969 ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | key figure in early Cold War-era South Asian politics ⓘ |
| signed | defence agreements with the United States ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Yahya Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Ayub Khan regime