Millions of Refugees fled #EastBengal with bare belongings in search of safety: After #Genocide in #EastPakistan (#Bangladesh) between March 25 & Dec 16, 1971 following the #OperationSearchlight launched by the #Pakistan's Military on March 25, 1971 under Gen #TikkaKhan ......
2⃣Eventually, #India launched a military attack on #EastPakistan in November, with (#West) #Pakistan attacking #Indian territory on Dec 3. Despite the fact that West #Pakistanis were told as late as
3⃣Dec 14 and 15 that they were winning the war, on Dec 16, 1971, Gen A.A.K. ‘#Tiger’ #Niazi, GOC, #EastPakistan, surrendered to the Indian troops led by #GenJagjitSinghAurora in #Dhaka.
5⃣#EastPakistan had now formally become #Bangladesh. Not just had there been yet another partition in the #IndianSubcontinent, but #Jinnah’s ‘two-nation theory’ had also come undone.
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