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Mohammad Ayub Khan: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born May 14, 1907 • India
Died April 19, 1974 (aged 66) • near Islamabad • Pakistan
Title / Office president (1958-1969), Pakistan
Role In Indus Waters Treaty • Tashkent Agreement

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Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri of India, President Muhammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan, and Soviet Prime Minister Alexei Kosygin stand together in formal attire during the Tashkent Declaration meeting.
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