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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 2000, April 6 | |
| The former prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, was sentenced to two life imprisonment terms for hijacking and terrorism. Sharif had tried to prevent a commercial airliner, containing Gen. Musharraf and 200 other passengers, from landing in Pakistan. This action had precipitated the 1999 military coup. | 1 |
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| Pakistan's supreme court legalized Musharraf's government overthrow by recognizing his as the legitimate government. Musharraf promised to return the country to civilian rule within three years. | 2 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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