1977 Bangladesh Air Force mutiny
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The 1977 Bangladesh Air Force mutiny was a mutiny in Dhaka on 1 October 1977 by members of Bangladesh Air force and the Signal corps of Bangladesh Army.[1]
Background
Bangladesh was under a military government headed by President Ziaur Rahman who had come to power through a coup. The government of Bangladesh was busy with the Japan Airlines Flight 472 hijacking and the exchange of hostages for ransom.[1] The Japanese Red Army had hijacked the plane and landed it in Tejgaon Airport in Dhaka.[2] The hijackers were warned of the mutiny and told to take defensive position if they saw armed personnel moving towards the plane by the air control tower.[3]
Events
The revolt was carried out by lower ranking soldiers of the Bangladesh Army Signals Battalion and the Bangladesh Air Force.[4] It was led by Sergeant Afsar of the Bangladesh Air Force, who was influenced by the ideology of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal.[5] The mutineers killed 11 officers in Tejgaon Airport.[2] Ten soldiers from the army were killed.[6] The mutineers took over Dhaka Radio station briefly and attacked the residence of President Ziaur Rahman.[7] After the government put down the mutiny, hundreds of members of the Air Force were arrested. They were swiftly convicted in military tribunals. A few were sentenced to prison, but most were executed in Dhaka Central Jail.[6] The government of President Zia officially announced the hanging of 561 Air Force personnel.[8][9]
References
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Says It Has Put Down An Armed Coup". The New York Times. 2 October 1977. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Tales of critical times". The Daily Star. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ Masters, Edward E. (2 October 1977). "Hijacking and Internal Security in Dacca". WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks cable: 1977DACCA05583_c. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ Masters, Edward E. (4 October 1977). "Bangladesh Mutiny". WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks cable: 1977DACCA05677_c. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "Clandestine killings in the Bangladesh Army". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ a b "A dictator and his victims". The Daily Star. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ Islam, N. (2016). Governance for Development: Political and Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh. Springer. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-137-54254-0.
- ^ "Bangladesh says 561 military men hanged after 1977 coup attempt". UPI. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
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