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Rahman, Sheikh Mujibur

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Rahman, Sheikh Mujibur (1920–1975)

Bangladeshi nationalist politician, president in 1975. He was arrested several times for campaigning for the autonomy of East Pakistan. He won the elections in 1970 as leader of the Awami League but was again arrested when negotiations with the Pakistan government broke down. After the civil war in 1971, he became prime minister of the newly independent Bangladesh. He was presidential dictator January 1975 until August of that year, when he was assassinated.



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