Editing Bangladesh Awami League (section)

== History ==

=== Origins and Early Years (1949–1971) ===

* The party was founded on '''23 June 1949''' in Dhaka, then part of East Pakistan.
* Originally named the '''Awami Muslim League''', it represented the interests of East Pakistanis in opposition to the West Pakistan-dominated central government.
* The party’s leadership included '''[[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]''', who later became the founding father of Bangladesh.
* It led movements for '''autonomy and rights for East Pakistan''', culminating in the '''1971 Bangladesh Liberation War'''.

=== Role in Bangladesh Liberation (1971) ===

* The Awami League, under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, won the '''1970 general election''', securing a majority in Pakistan’s National Assembly.
* The refusal of West Pakistani authorities to transfer power triggered the '''[[Bangladesh Liberation War]]'''.
* Sheikh Mujibur Rahman became the first '''Prime Minister of independent Bangladesh''' in 1972.

=== Post-Independence Era ===

* The party initially pursued '''socialist economic policies''', state-led development, and institution-building.
* Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s government faced political unrest and was overthrown in a coup in '''1975''', leading to a period of military and quasi-military rule in Bangladesh.

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