What the records say
- When
- 15 Aug 1975
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 23.75° N, 90.38° E
- Description
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is assassinated.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
1975 murder in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding president of Bangladesh, was assassinated along with most of his family members during the early hours of 15 August 1975 by a group of Bangladesh Army personnel who invaded his residence as part of a coup d'état.
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