1990 Mass Uprising in Bangladesh
The 1990 Mass Uprising, popularly known as '90's Anti-Authoritarian Movement (Bengali: নব্বইয়ের স্বৈরাচার-বিরোধী আন্দোলন), was a democratic movement that took place on 4 December and led to the fall of General Hussain Muhammad Ershad in Bangladesh. The uprising was the result of a series of popular protests that started from 10 October 1990 to topple General Ershad who came to power in 1982 by imposing martial law and replaced a democratically elected President through a bloodless coup.
| 1990 Mass Uprising of Bangladesh | |||
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Mass rally of Dhaka blockade, 10 November 1987 | |||
| Date | 10 October – 4 December 1990 | ||
| Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh | ||
| Caused by | Dictatorship | ||
| Resulted in | Pro-democracy victory
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| Lead figures | |||
Khaleda Zia | |||
| Casualties and losses | |||
| ~100 killed | |||
The uprising is marked as the starting point of parliamentary democracy in Bangladesh after nine years of military rule and paved the way for a credible election in 1991. Bangladesh Nationalist Party led 7-party alliance, Bangladesh Awami League led 8-party alliance and Leftist 5-party alliance was instrumental in staging the uprising against Ershad.
About hundred people died during the protests those led to the upsurge from 10 October till 4 December, around fifty were the casualty of the violent protests and street fights started from 27 November after a state of emergency was declared. General Ershad was arrested immediately after the uprising on corruption charges.