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| VII. The Contemporary Period, 1945–2000 > F. South and Southeast Asia, 1945–2000 > 1. South Asia, 1945–2000 > e. Bangladesh > 1979 | ||||
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| 1979 | |
| A number of political prisoners were released in January; the next month the delayed elections to the Jatiya Sangsad were finally held. Although the opposition parties took part, Zia's Bangladesh National Party (BNP) gained a majority. | 1 |
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| Azizur Rahman took over as prime minister, and martial law was lifted. | 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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