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  17. 1971: 4 events

  1. · Conflict episode

    Vietnam War and the Fall of Saigon, 1955-1975

    A second, longer conflict between North and South Vietnam, with United States military involvement from the early 1960s, ended with the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.

    In: Vietnam

  2. · Other

    The Secret War in Laos, 1961-1975

    CIA-recruited Hmong fighters engaged in a covert conflict in Laos, later facing persecution after the war's end.

    In: Hmong self-determination projects

  3. In: Taiwan political status

  4. · Conflict episode

    1971 war and the independence of Bangladesh

    Following a nine-month conflict and Indian military intervention in 1971, East Pakistan became independent as Bangladesh; estimates of the conflict's death toll vary very widely across sources.

    In: Pakistan

  5. · Declaration

    Declaration of Bangladeshi independence, 1971

    On the night of 25-26 March 1971, hours after the Pakistani military launched a crackdown in Dhaka, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's declaration of independence for Bangladesh was broadcast, opening the Bangladesh Liberation War.

    In: Bangladesh

  6. · Declaration

    Mujibnagar Proclamation of Independence, 1971

    The provisional government of Bangladesh formally proclaimed independence at Mujibnagar (Baidyanathtala), retroactively effective from 26 March 1971, and swore in Tajuddin Ahmad as its first Prime Minister.

    In: Bangladesh