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| | 1947 | Khan, Liaquat Ali |  |
| 11th Aug Inaugurating the Assembly, Jinnah speaks of an inclusive and pluralist democracy promising equal rights for all citizens regardless of religion, caste or creed
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| 1958 | Khan, Muhammad Ayub | |
| The Army seizes power and the martial law regime of Muhammad Ayub Khan bans all political parties, this was the end of the old Muslim League
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| 1962 | Khan, Muhammad Ayub | |
| Declares Pakistan's 2nd Constitution
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| 1969 | Rahman, Mujibur | |
| Karachi First General election s, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's Awami League secures an absolute majority in new National Assembly
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| Karachi The West Pakistan-dominated Government declines to convene the National Assembly
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| 1971 | Khan, Yahya | |
| 1st Mar The Constituent Assembly is postponed, causes strikes in East Pakistan
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| 1973 | Bhutto, Zulfikar Ali | |
| The New Constitution goes into effect & Bhutto becomes Prime Minister
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| 1978 | Zia-Ul-Haq, Mohammad | |
| Dismisses the Government
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| 1983 | Zia-Ul-Haq, Mohammad | |
| Zia announces that martial law will be lifted, says army will retain key role in future Government s
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| 1999 | Musharraf, Pervez | |
| 12th Oct Musharraf becomes de facto Head of Government (using the title Chief Executive and assuming extensive powers) of Pakistan following a bloodless coup d'‚tat
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| 2002 | Musharraf, Pervez | |
| Musharraf forcibly removes many of the Supreme Court Justices who had voted against his usurpation of power including Justice Taqi Usmani, a world authority on International financial law and Constitution al law
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| 2002 | Usmani, Taqi | |
| Musharraf forcibly removes many of the Supreme Court Justices who had voted against his usurpation of power including Justice Taqi Usmani, a world authority on International financial law and Constitution al law
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| 2004 | Musharraf, Pervez | |
| 1st Jan In a vote of confidence Musharraf wins 658 out of 1,170 votes in the Electoral College of Pakistan, and according to Article 41(8) of the Constitution of Pakistan, is "deemed to be elected" President
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