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Events on Tuesday 25 March 1969 1
1969Yahya Khan Seizes Power in PakistanGeneral Yahya Khan imposes martial law after Ayub Khan resignsPresident Ayub Khan resigned amid mass protests on 25 March 1969, handing power to army chief General Yahya Khan, who declared martial law. Yahya Khan's rule set the stage for the political crisis that led to the Bangladesh Liberation War two years later.