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 THE PROCLAMATION OF INDEPENDENCE

MUJIBNAGAR, BANGLADESH
Dated 10th day of April, 1971.

WHEREAS free elections were held in Bangladesh from 7th December, 1970 to 17th
January, 1971, to elect representatives for the purpose of framing a Constitution,

AND

WHEREAS at these elections the people of Bangladesh elected 167 out of 169
representatives belonging to the Awami League,

AND

WHEREAS General Yahya Khan summoned the elected representatives of the people to
meet on the 3rd March, 1971, for the purpose of framing a Constitution,

AND

WHEREAS the Assembly so summoned was arbitrarily and illegally postponed for an
indefinite period,

AND

WHEREAS instead of fulfilling their promise and while still conferring with the
representatives of the people of Bangladesh, Pakistan authorities declared an unjust and
treacherous war,

AND

WHEREAS in the facts and circumstances of such treacherous conduct Bangabandhu

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the undisputed leader of 75 million of people of Bangladesh, in due
fulfilment of the legitimate right of self-determination of the people of Bangladesh, duly made a
declaration of independence at Dacca on March 26, 1971, and urged the people of Bangladesh to
defend the honour and integrity of Bangladesh,

AND

WHEREAS in the conduct of a ruthless and savage war the Pakistani authorities committed
and are still continuously committing numerous acts of genocide and unprecedented tortures,
amongst others on the civilian and unarmed people of Bangladesh,

AND
 WHEREAS the Pakistan Government by levying an unjust war and committing genocide
and by other repressive measures made it impossible for the elected representatives of the people
of Bangladesh to meet and frame a Constitution, and give to themselves a Government,

AND

WHEREAS the people of Bangladesh by their heroism, bravery and revolutionary fervour
have established effective control over the territories of Bangladesh,

We the elected representatives of the people of Bangladesh, as honour bound by the

mandate given to us by the people of Bangladesh whose will is supreme duly constituted ourselves
into a Constituent Assembly, and

having held mutual consultations, and

in order to ensure for the people of Bangladesh equality, human dignity and social justice,

declare and constitute Bangladesh to be a sovereign People's Republic and thereby confirm
the declaration of independence already made by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and

do hereby affirm and resolve that till such time as a Constitution is framed, Bangabandhu
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman shall be the President of the Republic and that Syed Nazrul Islam shall be
the Vice-President of the Republic, and

that the President shall be the Supreme Commander of all the Armed Forces of the
Republic,

shall exercise all the Executive and Legislative powers of the Republic including the power
to grant pardon,

shall have the power to appoint a Prime Minister and such other Ministers as he considers
necessary,

shall have the power to levy taxes and expend monies,

shall have the power to summon and adjourn the Constituent Assembly, and

do all other things that may be necessary to give to the people of Bangladesh an orderly and
just Government.

We the elected representatives of the people of Bangladesh do further resolve that in the
event of there being no President or the President being unable to enter upon his office or being
unable to exercise his powers due to any reason whatsoever, the Vice- President shall have and
exercise all the powers, duties and responsibilities herein conferred on the President.
 We further resolve that we undertake to observe and give effect to all duties and obligations
that devolve upon us as a member of the family of nations and to abide by the Charter of the
United Nations.

We further resolve that this Proclamation of Independence shall be deemed to have come
into effect from 26th day of March, 1971.

We further resolve that in order to give effect to this instrument we appoint Prof. Yusuf Ali
our duly Constituted potentiary and to give the President and the Vice- President oaths of office.
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PROF. YUSUF ALI

Duly Constituted Potentiary
By and under the authority
of the Constituent Assembly
of Bangladesh.ÕÕ.