{"slug": "east-pakistan", "label": "East Pakistan", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Pakistan", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q842931", "qid": "Q842931", "description": "former non-contiguous province of Pakistan", "entries": 10, "years": 6, "span": [1952, 1971], "span_label": ["1952 CE", "1971 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 5}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 2}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "bangladesh", "label": "Bangladesh", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "pakistan", "label": "Pakistan", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "english-channel", "label": "English Channel", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "unesco", "label": "UNESCO", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "dhaka", "label": "Dhaka", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1952, "year_label": "1952 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February 21", "text": "February 21 – In Dhaka, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) police open fire on a procession of students, killing 4 people and starting a country-wide protest, which leads to the recognition of Bengali as one of the national languages of Pakistan. The day is later declared \"International Mother Language Day\" by UNESCO.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373187098#January–February", "title": "1952", "revid": 1373187098, "section": "Events › January–February"}}, {"year": 1956, "year_label": "1956 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "March 23", "text": "March 23 – Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic, and a national holiday is observed in the country, including the state of East Pakistan.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370022627#March", "title": "1956", "revid": 1370022627, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 1958, "year_label": "1958 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 7", "text": "August 7 – 1958 East Pakistan-India border skirmishes, a skirmish between East Pakistan and the Indian Army in Laxmipur.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371827125#August", "title": "1958", "revid": 1371827125, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1958, "year_label": "1958 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "August 18", "text": "August 18 – Brojen Das from East Pakistan swims across the English Channel in a competition, the first Bangali as well as the first Asian to ever do it. He is first among 39 competitors.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371827125#August", "title": "1958", "revid": 1371827125, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1960, "year_label": "1960 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "October", "text": "c. October 31 – Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Ten makes landfall in East Pakistan, followed by a storm surge, just three weeks after a previous storm devastated the country.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371870774#October", "title": "1960", "revid": 1371870774, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1970, "year_label": "1970 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "November 13", "text": "November 13 – 1970 Bhola cyclone: A 120-mph (193 km/h) tropical cyclone hits the densely populated Ganges Delta region of East Pakistan (modern-day Bangladesh), killing an estimated 500,000 people (considered the 20th century's worst cyclone disaster). It gives rise to the temporary island of New Moore / South Talpatti.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370420699#November", "title": "1970", "revid": 1370420699, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1971, "year_label": "1971 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 1", "text": "March 1 – Pakistani president Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan indefinitely postpones the pending National Assembly session, precipitating massive civil disobedience in East Pakistan.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369905382#March", "title": "1971", "revid": 1369905382, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 1971, "year_label": "1971 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "March 2", "text": "March 2 – All-Pakistan Awami League leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman launched the non-cooperation movement in East Pakistan.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369905382#March", "title": "1971", "revid": 1369905382, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 1971, "year_label": "1971 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 25", "text": "March 25 – Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistani army starts Operation Searchlight in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) at midnight after President Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan, a military ruler, voids election results that gave the Awami League an overwhelming majority in the parliament; start of the 1971 Bangladesh genocide. That ended the non-cooperation movement.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369905382#March", "title": "1971", "revid": 1369905382, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 1971, "year_label": "1971 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December 16", "text": "December 16 – Victory Day of Bangladesh: The Pakistan Army in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) surrenders to the joint forces of India and the Bengali nationalist separatists, ending the Bangladesh Liberation War.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369905382#December", "title": "1971", "revid": 1369905382, "section": "Events › December"}}]}