Language Movement of 21 February 1952
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Bengali_Language_Movement
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| gptkbp:cause |
protest against imposition of Urdu as sole national language of Pakistan
|
| gptkbp:commemoratedBy |
gptkb:Hindu_temple
gptkb:International_Mother_Language_Day 21 February |
| gptkbp:date |
21 February 1952
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Language Movement of 21 February 1952
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Bangladesh_Liberation_War
rise of Bengali nationalism |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Dhaka
gptkb:present-day_Bangladesh gptkb:East_Pakistan |
| gptkbp:notableVictim |
gptkb:Abdus_Salam
gptkb:Abdul_Jabbar gptkb:Abul_Barkat gptkb:Rafiq_Uddin_Ahmed gptkb:Shafiur_Rahman |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:Government_of_Pakistan
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| gptkbp:participants |
students
political activists |
| gptkbp:result |
recognition of Bengali as an official language of Pakistan
|
| gptkbp:significance |
promotion of linguistic and cultural rights
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ekushey_Padak
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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