Upon assuming the presidency after Yahya Khan's resignation, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto responded to intense international pressure and released Mujib on January 8, 1972. These are some pictures of the events after this day.
After his release he was then flown to London where he met with British Prime Minister Edward Heath and addressed the international media.
Mujibur Rahman, popularly known as Sheikh Mujib, gives a press
conference at London's Claridge's Hotel after being released from West
Pakistan, where he was imprisoned by Yahya Khan, the former President of
Pakistan. The Sheikh is the leader of the Awami League, the party which
won a landslide electoral victory in East Pakistan by promising
Independence for the region, to be called Bangladesh.
Sat, 1972/01/08 Sheikh Mujib, gives a press
conference at London's Claridge's Hotel
Mujib then flew to New Delhi on a Royal Air Force plane given by the British government to take him back to Dhaka. In New Delhi, he was received by Indian President Varahagiri Venkata Giri and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
as well as the entire Indian cabinet and chiefs of armed forces. Delhi
was given a festive look as Mujib and Indira addressed a huge crowd
where he publicly expressed his gratitude to Indira Gandhi
and "the best friends of my people, the people of India." On 11th January 1972, East Pakistan formally renamed itself Bangladesh with Sheikh Mujib Mujibur Rahman as head of state.
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