Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party Returns to Power
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Government and Politics, Women’s Issues
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Elections, Voting
- Curriculum: Women’s History, Asian History
- Geographical Location: South Asia, Pakistan
- Date: October 6-19, 1993
Article abstract: For the first time since the creation of Pakistan in 1947, an election returned a prime minister who had been dismissed.
Benazir Bhutto’s Party Wins Reelection
Since its creation in 1947, Pakistan has had a troubled political history. Early attempts to found a parliamentary democracy failed. Military regimes dominated the country from 1958 to 1971 and again from 1977 to 1988. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto attempted to install a one-party system from 1972 to 1977. He was arrested and eventually hanged, and a military regime took over the...
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