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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Leading the movement for Bangladesh’s independence.
Six-point programme · 7 March speech
- Born
- 17 March 1920
- Birthplace
- Tungipara, Bangladesh
- Died
- 15 August 1975
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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was Bangladesh’s founding leader and later served as prime minister and president.
Early life
Bengal
Grew up in Tungipara.
Student politics
Became involved in political organising while studying.
Career
- 1940s–1960s
Bengali political movement
Rose through party leadership and demands for autonomy.
- 1970–1971
Independence crisis
Led the Awami League through election victory and the liberation struggle.
- 1972–1975
Government
Led the new country until his assassination.
Political record
Six-point programme
Set out demands for autonomy.
7 March speech
Mobilised Bengalis during the political crisis.
New state
Led the formation of Bangladesh’s postwar government.
Beyond work
Family
Most of his immediate family were killed in the 1975 coup.
Contested record
His later one-party system and government’s handling of crisis remain debated.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Press Information Department. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
