Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated throughout an tried revolt on Might 30, 1981.
Paris, France:
Ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s dramatic flight from Bangladesh in a helicopter on Monday underneath stress from protesters and the military is much from a primary within the South Asian nation.
Since independence half a century in the past, most of the nation’s leaders have been compelled to flee or had their time in workplace minimize brief by violent deaths.
AFP seems again at 5 key factors in Bangladesh’s turbulent historical past.
1975: assassinations and coups galore
Previously East Pakistan, Bangladesh emerged as a brand new nation in 1971 after a brutal struggle involving India.
Independence hero Sheikh Mujibur Rahman grew to become the nation’s first prime minister, earlier than introducing a one-party system and taking workplace as president in January 1975.
Inside a yr he was assassinated by a gaggle of troopers on August 15, alongside together with his spouse and three sons. Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, with the assist of a part of the military, then took energy.
Ahmad’s tenure was short-lived. He was overthrown in a coup instigated by the military’s chief of employees Khaled Mosharraf on November 3, who was assassinated in flip by rival mutineers.
After a collection of additional coups and counter-coups, Normal Ziaur Rahman took energy on November 7.
1981-83 : Bloody rise up, cold coup
After lower than six years in energy, Rahman was assassinated throughout an tried revolt on Might 30, 1981.
His vice-president Abdus Sattar took over as interim president with the backing of Normal Hussain Muhammad Ershad.
However Ershad turned on Sattar inside a yr, ousting him in a cold coup on March 24, 1982.
Instantly after the takeover, he imposed martial regulation and put in Ahsanuddin Chowdhury as president.
Then, on December 11, 1983, Ershad proclaimed himself head of state. Chowdhury, whose place was honorary, went on to guide a political social gathering loyal to the overall.
1990: Ershad resigns after protests
After a wave of protests calling for democracy in Bangladesh, Ershad resigned as president on December 6, 1990.
He was then arrested on December 12 and jailed after being convicted for corruption.
Justice Minister Shahabuddin Ahmed took over as interim chief till elections might be held the yr after.
Ershad would ultimately be launched in January 1997.
1991: First free elections
The nation’s first free elections have been held in early 1991, with the Bangladesh Nationalist Social gathering (BNP) operating out as clear winners.
Khaleda Zia, Normal Ziaur Rahman’s widow, grew to become Bangladesh’s first lady prime minister.
She was succeeded by her arch-rival Sheikh Hasina, daughter of the nation’s founding father Mujibur Rahman, after Hasina’s Awami League beat the BNP on the poll field in 1996.
The BNP returned to energy in 2001, with Zia as soon as once more turning into prime minister and finishing her time period of workplace in October 2006.
2007: Anti-corruption purge
In 2007, with the military’s assist, President Iajuddin Ahmed declared a state of emergency after anti-government demonstrations.
A military-led transitional authorities then launched an anti-corruption purge, imprisoning each Hasina and Zia on graft allegations earlier than their launch in 2008.
After her social gathering’s win within the polls in December 2008, Hasina as soon as once more grew to become prime minister.
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