Bangladesh Liberation War

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armed conflict independence war war

The Bangladesh Liberation War was a 1971 armed conflict in which East Pakistan fought to secede from Pakistan, leading to the creation of the independent nation of Bangladesh.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Bangladesh War of Independence	1
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971	1
Muktijuddho	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed conflict ⓘ independence war ⓘ war ⓘ
aftermath	recognition of Bangladesh by many countries ⓘ repatriation of prisoners of war between India, Pakistan and Bangladesh ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ surface form: Bangladesh War of Independence Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ surface form: Muktijuddho
belligerent	India ⓘ Indian Armed Forces ⓘ Mukti Bahini ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Pakistan Armed Forces ⓘ Provisional Government of Bangladesh ⓘ
casualties	hundreds of thousands of civilians killed ⓘ
cause	Operation Searchlight crackdown ⓘ denial of power to Awami League after 1970 elections ⓘ political and economic discrimination against East Pakistan ⓘ
commandedBy	General A. A. K. Niazi ⓘ General M. A. G. Osmani ⓘ Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora ⓘ Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ⓘ
conflict	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
country	People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ surface form: Bangladesh
displacedPersons	millions of refugees fled to India ⓘ
endTime	1971-12-16 ⓘ
hasPart	Bangladesh genocide ⓘ Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ Mukti Bahini insurgency ⓘ Operation Searchlight ⓘ
location	Bay of Bengal ⓘ People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ surface form: East Pakistan India ⓘ Dominion of Pakistan ⓘ surface form: West Pakistan
mainTheater	People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ surface form: East Pakistan
opponent	Pakistan ⓘ Pakistan Armed Forces ⓘ
opposedBy	China ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
partOf	Cold War ⓘ
result	creation of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh ⓘ independence of Bangladesh ⓘ secession of East Pakistan from Pakistan ⓘ
signedDocument	Instrument of Surrender ⓘ
significantEvent	7 March 1971 speech of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ⓘ India’s intervention in December 1971 ⓘ Operation Searchlight ⓘ declaration of independence of Bangladesh ⓘ surrender of Pakistan Eastern Command ⓘ
startTime	1971-03-26 ⓘ
supportedBy	Awami League ⓘ India ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ
surrenderDate	1971-12-16 ⓘ
surrenderPlace	Dhaka ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bangladesh Liberation War → alsoKnownAs → Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bangladesh War of Independence

Bangladesh Liberation War → alsoKnownAs → Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muktijuddho

Victory Day → commemorates → Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ

subject surface form: Victory Day (Bangladesh)

Indian Armed Forces → conflict → Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) → independenceEvent → Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ

subject surface form: People's Republic of Bangladesh

Language Movement in East Bengal → influenced → Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ

Indira Gandhi → notableEvent → Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ

University of Dhaka → notableMovement → Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ

People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) → warOfIndependence → Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ

subject surface form: People's Republic of Bangladesh