East Pakistan and the creation of Bangladesh
H3.13What the syllabus asks of you
- Why did East Pakistan seek and then form the independent state of Bangladesh?
- Why did East Pakistan seek independence from West Pakistan?
- What roles did Sheikh Mujib-ur-Rahman and the Awami League play in the independence movement?
- How did Bangladesh achieve independence in 1971?
- tensions between East and West Pakistan from 1947 (including earlier problems over the Partition of Bengal)
- the rise of the Awami League
- Sheikh Mujib and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- the main features of Sheikh Mujib’s Six Points, reasons for their rejection
- outline of the subsequent war, including the role of India. (See also below under Key Question 16.)
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Chapter 13: East Pakistan and the creation of Bangladesh
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