Pakistani forces surrendered in Dhaka after a war shaped by the Bengali struggle for self-determination, mass displacement, and Indian intervention. The Soviet Union had backed India diplomatically at the UN, but Bangladesh’s independence was won through the actions and sacrifices of its people.
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Who drove Bangladesh’s independence in 1971?
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Bangladesh’s independence followed a mass struggle and war; foreign support did not replace local agency.
Bangladesh’s independence was achieved solely by Soviet action.
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Bangladeshi movements and people drove the struggle; Soviet support was one part of a larger context.