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    The Bangladesh Liberation War began in 1971 when East Pakistan sought independence from West Pakistan. [1] Despite having a larger population, East Pakistan was politically dominated by West Pakistan. [2] When East Pakistan won national elections in 1970, West Pakistan refused to relinquish power, outraging East Pakistanis. [3] The Pakistani army then launched a genocidal campaign against East Pakistan, killing up to 3 million people and forcing 10 million to flee to India. This 9-month war resulted in Bangladesh gaining independence from Pakistan.

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    The Bangladesh Liberation War began in 1971 when East Pakistan sought independence from West Pakistan. [1] Despite having a larger population, East Pakistan was politically dominated by West Pakistan. [2] When East Pakistan won national elections in 1970, West Pakistan refused to relinquish power, outraging East Pakistanis. [3] The Pakistani army then launched a genocidal campaign against East Pakistan, killing up to 3 million people and forcing 10 million to flee to India. This 9-month war resulted in Bangladesh gaining independence from Pakistan.

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    The Bangladesh Liberation War began in 1971 when East Pakistan sought independence from West Pakistan. [1] Despite having a larger population, East Pakistan was politically dominated by West Pakistan. [2] When East Pakistan won national elections in 1970, West Pakistan refused to relinquish power, outraging East Pakistanis. [3] The Pakistani army then launched a genocidal campaign against East Pakistan, killing up to 3 million people and forcing 10 million to flee to India. This 9-month war resulted in Bangladesh gaining independence from Pakistan.

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    The Bangladesh Liberation War began in 1971 when East Pakistan sought independence from West Pakistan. [1] Despite having a larger population, East Pakistan was politically dominated by West Pakistan. [2] When East Pakistan won national elections in 1970, West Pakistan refused to relinquish power, outraging East Pakistanis. [3] The Pakistani army then launched a genocidal campaign against East Pakistan, killing up to 3 million people and forcing 10 million to flee to India. This 9-month war resulted in Bangladesh gaining independence from Pakistan.

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    The document discusses the background and events of the Bangladesh Liberation War between East and West Pakistan that resulted in Bangladesh gaining independence.

    Political and cultural differences between the predominantly Bengali East Pakistan and West Pakistan led to tensions, which escalated after the East won elections in 1970 but was denied power by the West.

    The Pakistan army led genocide and other atrocities against the Bengali population of East Pakistan, killing hundreds of thousands to millions of civilians and committing rape and torture.

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    (yes, that is really the Bangladesh flag)

    Background To The War


    British rule of India ended in August of 1947, creating 4 new countries, India, Burma, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. Pakistan was separated by East and West, and they were separated by thousands of miles of Indian territory. The East and West were also very different in the way of their culture, and the West area dominated the political ways of the country.

    Background
    Although the East had most of Pakistan's population, the Western population, especially the Punjabis, had all of the political power. In 1970, the East won an election by landslide victory, but the West refused to let the East have power. This outraged the East, and they believed that independence was necessary.

    The leader of the Pakistani army was also the self-appointed president of Pakistan. General Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan planned a genocide attack on East Pakistan against Bengali elite and the Hindus of the East. During the war, they had killed over a million people and had created over 10 million refugees who had fled to India during the war.

    The Pakistani Army

    Typical Bangladesh Fight

    General Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan

    Basics Of The War


    Armed

    Conflict between West Pakistan (now Pakistan) and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) Lasted about 9 months March 26, 1971 until December 16, 1971 India declared war on West Pakistan after the Pakistani air force (PAF) struck Indian airfields in northern India The war ended 2 weeks later when India and the West had overpowered the East Resulted in Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan

    Atrocities Committed

    Genocide against the Bengali population of East Pakistan Minorities of Bangladesh especially Hindus were targets for the Pakistan army 2-400,000 east Pakistani women raped, tortured and killed Pakistan Army carried out execution of Bengali intellectuals (university professors, etc.)

    Atrocities Continued

    Most extreme cases of this carried out days before the war ended, when over 200 intellectuals were killed Unknown how many civilians killed, ranges from 26,000 up to 3 million (most likely around 3 million killed) The leader of the army, Kahn, stated that they would Kill three million of them, and the rest will eat out of our hands

    What Parts Of The Declaration Were Violated

    1, 2, 3, 5, and 17 were violated.

    Who Was Responsible


    The Pakistan army and government can be held mostly responsible for the acts committed against the West, as well as Al-Shams and Al-Badr forces, that were at the command of the Pakistan army.
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    Legal Action Taken


    On September 20, 2006, a case was filed in the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia against the Pakistan government, army and its collaborators for crimes of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. The case has been adjourned for hearing.

    The case was filed by Raymond Soliman and associates and are acting for the plaintive Mr. Soliman.

    Bibliography (not that anyone cares)

    Wikipedia.com Google.ca

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