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❦Jatiya Party
Political Party in Bangladesh
Formed under Hussain Muhammad Ershad, the party became a key force in authoritarian-era and post-transition parliamentary politics.
Biography
Context
In the context of Military rule aftermath, anti-autocracy movement period, and the reconfiguration of electoral politics after 1990., Jatiya Party is recognized as Political Party in Bangladesh. Formed under Hussain Muhammad Ershad, the party became a key force in authoritarian-era and post-transition parliamentary politics.
Contribution
Formed under Hussain Muhammad Ershad, the party became a key force in authoritarian-era and post-transition parliamentary politics.
Impact
It institutionalized an enduring third-force bloc in Bangladesh politics and affected coalition arithmetic across multiple elections.
Timeline Placement
Jatiya Party appears in 2 linked timeline events, spanning 1982 - 1990.
First Appearance
1982
Latest Appearance
1990
Active Span
1982 - 1990
Linked Events
2
Legacy Summary
It institutionalized an enduring third-force bloc in Bangladesh politics and affected coalition arithmetic across multiple elections. This influence is reflected across 2 connected events.
References
Key sources for understanding this figure
A History of Bangladesh
A synthetic history of Bangladesh from the long view through colonial encounters, East Pakistan, war, and independence.
Cited in: 2 events
Bangladesh under Mujib, Zia, and Ershad
A wider political history that includes the Ershad era and the democratic crisis leading to 1990.
Cited in: 2 events
Bangladesh: From Mujib to Ershad
A political study covering the road to the end of the Ershad regime and the transition out of military-backed rule.
Cited in: 2 events
Fifty Years of Bangladesh
A multidisciplinary volume on the first five decades of Bangladesh's economy, politics, society, and culture.
Cited in: 2 events
Karnaphulir Kanna / Teardrops of Karnaphuli
A documentary on the plight of indigenous people in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the politics of displacement.
Cited in: 2 events
Military Rule
A concise reference overview of military rule, the anti-Ershad movement, and the 1990 transfer of power.
Cited in: 2 events
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