Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- 1970

7 December: General elections in Pakistan, the first in the country's history, result in an outright victory for the Awami League. It ends up winning 167 out of 313 seats at the National Assembly election in Pakistan.

The Pakistan People's Party emerges as the second largest party with 88 seats.

1971

1 March: General Yahya Khan postpones National Assembly meeting. Protests erupt in East Pakistan as Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman launches a non-violent non-cooperation movement.

7 March: At a massive public rally in Dhaka, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman tells Bengalis: 'The struggle this time is the struggle for emancipation. The struggle this time is for independence.'

15 March: President Yahya Khan arriv...