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1975 Figures

7 November Sepoy-Janata Uprising

Full list of figures, martyrs, coordinators, and collectives associated with 1975.

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Abu Taher

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Military officer and political actor

He joined the Liberation War, became associated with Sector 11 command, and was wounded in combat at Kamalpur, losing a leg before later becoming a major postwar political actor.

Liberation War battlefield command and the Kamalpur front, followed by post-1971 military-political upheaval.

His profile connects wartime sacrifice, sector command memory, and the contested politics of the early Bangladesh state.

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Ziaur Rahman

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Sector Commander and Z Force Commander

A battlefield commander with major symbolic wartime visibility.

He broadcast the declaration of independence from Kalurghat on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and later commanded Sector 1, Sector 11, and Z Force in combat operations.

Chittagong and multiple fronts during the Liberation War, 1971.

His radio broadcast gave early symbolic visibility to the independence call, while his sector and force commands contributed to organized military resistance.

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