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1977 Bangladesh mass executions
LocationBangladesh
DateOctober 9, 1977 – November, 1977 (2 months)
TargetCoup Mutineers
VictimsEstimated to about 2,000
Judge
  • Government of Bangladesh
  • Kangaroo court (Military Tribunal)

Beginning on 9 October 1977, the government of Ziaur Rahman carried out mass executions of military personnel, following a series of attempted coups in Bangladesh.[1][2] According to official records, 1143 members of the Bangladesh armed forces were hanged in two months, following 9 October 1977.[3] This was the first mass execution of military personnel on this scale in South Asia.[4]

  1. ^ "Straight Talk: Bangladesh's Forgotten Mass Execution". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  2. ^ ". . . A dictator and his victims". The Daily Star. 2011-01-22. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  3. ^ Mascarenhas, Anthony (1986). Bangladesh : a legacy of blood. Hodder and Stoughton. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-340-39420-5. OCLC 16583315.
  4. ^ Mascarenhas, Anthony (1986). Bangladesh : a legacy of blood. Hodder and Stoughton. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-340-39420-5. OCLC 16583315.

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