Event
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is arrested by the Pakistan army
26 Mar 1971 · 23.75° N, 90.38° E
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- When
- 26 Mar 1971
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 23.75° N, 90.38° E
- Description
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is arrested by the Pakistan army.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Arrest of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Arrest of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
1971 arrest of Bangladeshi statesman
At around 01:30 on 26 March 1971 (UTC+6), Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the president of the All-Pakistan Awami League (AL) and the premier-elect in the 1970 Pakistani general election, was arrested by the Pakistan Army's Special Service Group from his private residence in Dacca, East Pakistan, Pakistan. The arrest operation was codenamed Operation Big Bird and occurred with Operation Searchlight.
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