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1) Educated at Delhi University, Zia saw action in World War II as a British Indian Army officer in Burma and Malaya.

2) Following civil disorder, Zia deposed Prime Minster Bhutto in a military coup and declared martial law on 5 July 1977.

3) Zia passed broad-ranging legislation as part of Pakistan's Islamization, curbed civil liberties, and heightened press censorship.

4) Backed by the United States and Saudi Arabia, Zia systematically coordinated the Afghan mujahideen against the Soviets.

5) He also escalated Pakistan's atomic bomb project, and instituted industrialisation and deregulation, helping Pakistan's economy become the fastest-growing in South Asia.

6) Zia died in a plane crash on 17 August 1988 after witnessing a US M1 Abrams tank demonstration in Bahawalpur. Investigation concluded the probable cause of the crash was a criminal act of sabotage.

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MuhammadZiaUlHaq_Politician

First name

Muhammad

Last name

ZiaUlHaq

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2988

Date of Birth

08/12/1924

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Born on 12 August 1924 and died on 17 August 1988

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