On 17 June 1980, a coup d'état against President

Ziaur Rahman Lt. General Ziaur Rahman (19 January 1936 – 30 May 1981), was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1977 to 1981. He was assassinated on 30 May 1981 in Chittagong in an army coup d' ...

of Bangladesh failed, resulting in the deaths of a few hundred army officers and enlisted men.

History

The coup was led by left wing Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal and

Purba Banglar Sarbahara Party Purba Banglar Sarbahara Party ( bn, পূর্ব বাংলার সর্বহারা পার্টি, Proletarian Party of East Bengal) is a communist party in Bangladesh. The party played a role in the independence struggle of the c ...

who motivated an uprising at Dhaka cantonment on 17 June 1980. The aim was to seize power while President Ziaur Rahman was outside of Bangladesh in

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. The coup was crushed by the government of Bangladesh. The coup resulted in the death of a few hundred army officers and enlisted men.

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and

Shariful Haque Dalim Shariful Haque Dalim (born 2 February 1946)
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were involved in the coup and fled their diplomatic posts. Khan returned after reaching an "understanding" with President Ziaur Rahman. Dalim returned to his post after President Hussain Mohammad Ershad came to power.

Abdul Aziz Pasha Abdul Aziz Pasha (died 2 June 2001) was a Bangladesh army officer who was convicted for involvement in the 1975 assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Career Bangladesh Liberation war Pasha had fought for the Independence of Bangladesh during ...

was arrested for his involvement with the coup but was released after reaching a deal with President Ziaur Rahman.

References

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