Awami League (Pakistan)
Awami League عوامی لیگ (Urdu) আওয়ামী লীগ (Bengali) | |
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Abbreviation | AL |
Historical leader(s) | Dacca, East Pakistan |
Newspaper | Ittefaq |
Ideology | Bengali nationalism (after 1966) Socialism Democratic socialism Factions: Secularism Islamic socialism |
Political position | Left-wing |
Colors | Green |
Party flag | |
Independence of Bangladesh |
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Bangladesh portal |
Awami League, known as Awami Muslim League before 1955, was an
History
In East Pakistan, East Pakistan Awami Muslim League (Bengali: পূর্ব পাকিস্তান আওয়ামী মুসলিম লীগ) was founded by Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani and Yar Mohammad Khan in 23 June 1949.[2] It was established as the Bengali alternative to the Urdu dominated Muslim League in Pakistan and over centralization of the government. The party quickly gained massive popular support in East Bengal.[3] In the 1954 provincial election in Bengal, the party won 143 seats. The United Front of East Pakistan led by Haq, Bhasani and Surahwardhy the party won a total of 223 seats, soundly defeating the Muslim League with 10 seats.[4]
In 1950,
Subsequently, the two parties merged in 1959 and used the name All Pakistan Awami Muslim League.
After Operation Searchlight, in a radio address on the evening of March 26, Yahya Khan, the then president of Pakistan, declared the Awami League treasonous and banned the party. In addition to this, the government seized the bank accounts of the Awami League.[7]
President
President[8][9] | Elected (National Council; NC) |
In Office | Term length |
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Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani | NC: 1949, 53, 55 | 23 June 1949 – 27 July 1956 | 7 years, 34 days |
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy | (acting) | 27 July 1956 – 10 October 1957 | 1 year, 75 days |
Abdur Rashid Tarkabagish | NC: 1957, 64 | 10 October 1957 – 25 January 1966 | 8 years, 107 days |
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | NC: 1966, 70 | 25 January 1966 – 26 March 1971 | 5 years, 60 days |
General Secretary
Name | Assumed office | Left office | Ref |
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Shamsul Huq | 1949 | 1953 | [10] |
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | 1953 | 1966 | [11] |
Tajuddin Ahmad | 1966 | 1972 | [11] |
State leaders
Prime Minister of Pakistan | |||
Name | Term in office | ||
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Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy | 1956–1957 |
Chief Minister of East Pakistan
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Name | Term in office | ||
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Ataur Rahman Khan | 1956–1958 |
Electoral history
Pakistan National Assembly elections
Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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1970 | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | 12,937,162 | 39.2% | 160 / 300
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160 | 1st | Opposition |
East Pakistan Provincial Assembly elections
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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1954
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143 / 237
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143 | 1st | Government | ||
1970 | 12,937,162 | 73.2% | 288 / 300
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45 | 1st | Opposition |
Note
After the 1970 election it was blocked from governing by the West Pakistan
References
- ^ a b Kamran, Early phase of electoral politics in Pakistan 2009, p. 269.
- ^ a b Chowdhury, Moulana Bhashani Leader of the Toiling Masses 2012, p. 72.
- ^ a b c Abu Zafar Shamsddin, Atmasriti (Self-memories) -1st part, Dhaka, 2011.
- ^ Kamran, Early phase of electoral politics in Pakistan 2009, p. 277–278.
- ^ a b Kamran, Early phase of electoral politics in Pakistan 2009, p. 264.
- ^ Kamran, Early phase of electoral politics in Pakistan 2009, p. 274.
- ^ Chowdhury, pp. 58.
- ^ "AL holds 20th council with Sheikh Hasina as longest-serving president". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 21 October 2016. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ কতটুকু এগিয়েছে আওয়ামী লীগ. Prothom Alo (Opinion) (in Bengali). 23 June 2016. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Bangladesh Awami League, a pioneer in practicing democracy within party". Bangladesh Awami League. 23 July 2009. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Awami League Constitution". Bangladesh Awami League. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
Bibliography
- Chowdhury, Anisuzzaman (2012), Moulana Bhashani Leader of the Toiling Masses: Leader of the Toiling Masses, Moulana Bhashani Foundation, ISBN 978-1-4691-3790-2
- Kamran, Tahir (July–December 2009). "Early phase of electoral politics in Pakistan: 1950s". South Asian Studies. 24 (2): 257–282.
- Samad, Yunas (1995), A Nation in Turmoil: Nationalism and Ethnicity in Pakistan, 1937-1958, Sage, ISBN 978-0-8039-9214-6
- ISBN 9789845101332.