Yahya Khan
(1917-1980)
Pakistani president
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General Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan NePl (Urdu: آغا محمد یحیٰی خان; 4 February 1917 – 10 August 1980), commonly known as Yahya Khan, was a Pakistani military general who served as the third President of Pakistan and Chief Martial Law Administrator following his predecessor Ayub Khan's resignation from 25 March 1969 until his resignation on 20 December 1971. During his dictatorship, he ordered Operation Searchlight in an effort to suppress Bengali nationalism which triggered the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was central to the perpetration of the Bangladesh genocide, the genocide of the populace of modern-day Bangladesh which resulted in death of 300,000–3,000,000 Bengalis.
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4 February 1917 Punjab, Pakistan
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| Died |
10 August 1980 (aged 63) Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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