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Bangladesh/the U.N.
1971 Bangladesh Genocide/The United Nations
Bangladesh 1971
- The 1971 Genocide of Bangladesh also known as Operation Searchlight
- West Pakistan began the war on the East wing of the Nation
- The West believe that the Muslims of East Bangladesh were "too Bengali" which made them impure and inferior
- The war for independence was about 9 months and within that time 300,000-3,000,000 people died
- 200,000-400,000 women were raped
- Established October 24, 1945 to promote international cooperation
- It was created after "League of Nations" failure, they wanted to make sure that an event like World War 2 didn't happen again
- The UN started with a small number of members, but now has a group of 193 countries participating
- Their headquarters are located in New York