Gonohotta - Bangladeshi genocide (1 gen 1971 anni – 25 marzo 1971 anni)

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tarted on 25 March 1971 to curb the Bengali independence movement by taking control of the major cities on 26 March, and then eliminating all opposition, political or military, within one month. The Bangladesh genocide, known as the Gonohotta (Bengali: গণহত্যা, romanized: Gaṇahatyā), began on 25 March 1971 with the launch of Operation Searchlight, as the government of Pakistan, dominated by West Pakistan, began a military crackdown on East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). The genocide began with massacres in the capital, Dhaka.
The initiation of Operation Searchlight on March 25, 1971 marked the start of genocide in Bangladesh. Started as a mission to maintain autocratic Pakistani governance over the self-determination driven Bangladeshis, the operation intended to capture activists, intellectuals, and troopers