Hossain Mohammad Ershad

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Bangladesh_Nationalist_Party
gptkbp:awards Independence_Day_Award
gptkbp:birthDate February 1, 1930
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:civicEngagement Involvement in social issues
gptkbp:community_service Health problems in later years
gptkbp:controversy Allegations of corruption
gptkbp:criticism Criticized for authoritarian practices
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_Bangladeshi_culture
gptkbp:deathDate July 14, 2021
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Banani_Graveyard
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations Strengthened_relations_with_China
gptkbp:economicActivity Privatization initiatives
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Dhaka
gptkbp:famousPerson Hossain_Mohammad_Ershad:_A_Political_Biography
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Hossain_Mohammad_Ershad
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Significant role in 1980s politics
gptkbp:homeGround Military family
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hossain Mohammad Ershad
gptkbp:image Image_of_Hossain_Mohammad_Ershad
gptkbp:influence Bangladeshi_politics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Ziaur_Rahman
gptkbp:internationalRelations Non-alignment
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Military_rule_in_Bangladesh
gptkbp:legacy Debate over his rule
Controversial_figure_in_Bangladeshi_history
gptkbp:militaryRank Major General
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Bangladesh_Army
gptkbp:nationality Bangladeshi
gptkbp:nickname Ershad
gptkbp:personalLife Born in a rural area
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Dinajpur,_British_India
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Dhaka,_Bangladesh
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Jatiya_Party
Introduced some democratic reforms
gptkbp:politicalPosition Authoritarianism
Head_of_State
Opposition_from_Awami_League
gptkbp:politicalRole 1978
1990
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:President_of_Bangladesh
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer Continued political involvement
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Abdul_Jabbar
gptkbp:publicAccess Polarizing figure
gptkbp:religion Islam
gptkbp:retirementYear Retired from active politics in 1990
gptkbp:serviceYears 1950-1980
gptkbp:signature Hossain_Mohammad_Ershad's_signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Raushan_Ershad
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Shahabuddin_Ahmed
gptkbp:termEnd December 6, 1990
gptkbp:termStart March 24, 1983