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December 16, 2023 - 12:00 am
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December 16, 2023 - 12:00 am
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Vowel Group of Institutions View mapVijay Diwas : 16 December
• On this day India emerged triumphant against Pakistan in 1971 ware. This year commemorates the 50th anniversary of the victory.
What happened?
• After fighting for 13 days, India won the war against Pakistan on December 16, 1971. During the struggle for independence in East Pakistan, the war started on December 3, 1971, and ended 13 days later on December 16 with the unconditional surrender of the Pakistan army.
• On this day, the then Major-General in the Pakistan Army, Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi, surrendered to the joint forces of Indian Army and Bangladesh’s Mukti Bahini. Niazi, and had also signed the ‘Instrument of Surrender’ at Ramna Race Course in Dacca (now Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh). The ‘Instrument of Surrender’ was signed and accepted by Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora, the then General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of India’s Eastern Command. After World War II, this was also the biggest-ever military surrender.
Result
• The 1971 war brought Bangladesh on the world map, which was until then East Pakistan. Bangladesh celebrates the day as ‘Bijoy Dibos’ to mark the country’s formal independence from Pakistan.
