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What was the Bangladesh Liberation War?

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The Bangladesh Liberation War was an armed conflict between Bengali nationalists in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and the Pakistani government based in West Pakistan. It began on March 26, 1971, a day after the Pakistani military launched a crackdown in East Pakistan, and ended on December 16, 1971, with the surrender of Pakistani troops in East Pakistan and the formal creation of Bangladesh.