People's Republic of Bangladesh

State · 1973–2026 CE · at its largest around 1973 CE

A South Asian country, formerly East Pakistan, which won independence in the 1971 Liberation War with Indian support. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, its founding leader, was assassinated in 1975.

On its lands while it lasted

• Mother Teresa (1910 CE – 1997 CE): Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
• Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920 CE – 1975 CE): Leader of the Bangladeshi independence movement and first president of Bangladesh, assassinated in a 1975 coup.
• Satyajit Ray (1921 CE – 1992 CE): Film director whose Apu Trilogy brought Indian cinema international acclaim.
• Dhaka (c. 1973 CE): Capital of People's Republic of Bangladesh (1973–today).

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