Assassination of Ziaur Rahman
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Ziaur Rahman, the president of Bangladesh, was assassinated by a faction of officers of Bangladesh Army, on May 30, 1981, in the south-eastern port city of Chittagong. Zia went to Chittagong to arbitrate a clash between the local leaders of his party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party. On the night of May 30, a group of officers, led by General Manzur, the regional commander of the Chittagong Cantonment, and Zia's fellow freedom fighter during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. The attackers commandeered Chittagong Circuit House, the government residence where Zia was staying, and shot Zia and several others to death.
[edit] Aftermath
The coup was quickly subdued by General Hossain Mohammad Ershad (who later organised a coup himself in 1982). General Manzur and some other coup leaders were arrested and later executed by the army. The rest of the conspirators were tried in military court, and given sentences ranging from the death penalty to imprisonment.
Following Zia's death, justice Abdus Sattar became president, but was deposed in 1982 by General Ershad.
[edit] References
- Bangladesh: A Legacy of Blood, by Anthony Mascarenhaas.
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