Bangladesh Military Uprising
Khaled Mosharraf had held power for exactly three days. He'd seized control of Bangladesh in a coup, then lost everything in a counter-coup led by Col. Abu Taher — who mobilized not just soldiers but ordinary people into the streets. The target: free Maj-Gen. Ziaur Rahman from house arrest. It worked. Mosharraf was killed. Rahman walked out and eventually became president. But Taher never celebrated freely — Rahman later had him executed. The man who freed the future president was killed by the man he freed.
November 7, 1975
51 years ago
Key Figures & Places
Bangladesh
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Ziaur Rahman
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President of Bangladesh
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Rebellion
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Major General
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house arrest
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soldiers
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people
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Brig. Khaled Mosharraf
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Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army
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National Revolution and Solidarity Day
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Col. Abu Taher
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Army Chief
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house arrest
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major general
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Bangladesh
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Ziaur Rahman
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President of Bangladesh
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Abu Taher
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Khaled Mosharraf
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National Revolution and Solidarity Day
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