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| Region | Bengal | |||
| Capital | Dhaka | |||
| Status | Province | |||
| Governor | ||||
| - 1956-1957 | Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani | |||
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| - 1956-1957 | Abu Hussain Sarkar | |||
| History | ||||
| - March 23, 1956 | Constitution of Pakistan | |||
| - March 26, 1971 | Declaration of Independence | |||
| - December 16, 1971 | Secedes from Pakistan | |||
| Area | 144,000 km² | |||
| Currency | Pakistani rupee | |||
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East Pakistan (East Bengal) was a province of the Pakistan, alongside with the province of West Pakistan. Before 1956 it had been a single province within the Pakistan under the name of East Bengal. In 1971 it declared independence and with the support of the Indian army East Pakistan seceded to form the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
See also[]
British Empire: Indian Empire (1876-1947)- Dominion of Pakistan (1947-1956)
- Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1956-1971)
- West Pakistan (1956-1970)
- Islamic Republic of Pakistan (From 1971)
- People's Republic of Bangladesh (From 1971)
