conflict that led to the independence of the majority-Bengali country
Documented facts
- Date
- 26 March 1971 (Gregorian) — 16 December 1971 (Gregorian)
- Precision
- Day
- Referenced location
- East Pakistan
- Source coordinates
- 23.8010°, 90.4090°
- Reported deaths
- 3,000,000
- Part of
- Cold War
Referenced participants
- Provisional Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ↗
- India ↗
- Pakistan ↗
- Soviet Union ↗
- United States ↗
Documented participation does not establish opposing sides. Alliances absent from the sources are not reconstructed.
People and command
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