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| 1946 | Jinnah, Mohammed Ali |  |
| During election s for the Constituent Assembly of India, the Congress wins most of the elected seats and Hindu electorate seats, while the League wins control of a large majority of Muslim electorate seats
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| the League wins 425 out of 496 seats reserved for Muslims (and about 89.2% of Muslim votes) on a policy of creating an independent state of Pakistan, and with an implied threat of secession if this was not granted
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| The League wins most Muslim seats in the election s, and Jinnah launches the Direct Action campaign of strikes and protests to achieve "Pakistan", which degenerated into communal violence across India
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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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| 1970 | Khan, Agha Mohammad Yahya | |
| First General election s, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's Awami League secures an absolute majority in new National Assembly
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| 1971 | Bhutto, Zulfikar Ali | |
| Pakistan's first genuine free election s are held, both factions of the League are swept out of power, in West Pakistan by the Pakistan People's Party of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and in East Pakistan by the Awami League of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
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| 1971 | Rahman, Mujibur | |
| Pakistan's first genuine free election s are held, both factions of the League are swept out of power, in West Pakistan by the Pakistan People's Party of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and in East Pakistan by the Awami League of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
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| 1985 | Zia-Ul-Haq, Mohammad | |
| General election s are held
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| 1988 | Zia-Ul-Haq, Mohammad | |
| Zia dismisses Prime Minister Mohammmad Khan Junejo's Government & orders new election s
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| 1990 | Bhutto, Benazir | |
| The National election s see Benazir Bhutto's PPP losing to coalition of rightist parties, Nawaz Sharif is elected Prime Minister
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| 1990 | Sharif, Nawaz | |
| The National election s see Benazir Bhutto's PPP losing to coalition of rightist parties, Nawaz Sharif is elected Prime Minister
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| 1993 | Bhutto, Benazir | |
| Election s are held; Benazir Bhutto's Government wins a slim margin & Benazir becomes Prime Minister
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| 1997 | Sharif, Nawaz | |
| National election s are held; Sharif comes to power again
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