1977 Bangladesh Air Force mutiny

The 1977 Bangladesh Air Force mutiny was an attempted coup staged on 2 October 1977 by members of Bangladesh Air Force and the Signal Corps of Bangladesh Army, which took place while negotiations were ongoing between the Bangladesh government and the Japanese Red Army, who had hijacked a plane and diverted it to Dhaka airport. The mutiny was led by Sergeant Afsar Ali Khan of the air force, who was a member of the Communist Party of East Bengal.

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military coup, mutiny, attempted coup d'état, 

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1977 1977 Bangladesh Air Force mutiny

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1972 1972 Bangladesh Rifles mutiny

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1990 1990 Bangladesh mass uprising

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2011 2011 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt

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1971 Bangladesh Liberation War

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		2024 Bangladesh Ansar mutiny	mutiny	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1972	1972 Bangladesh Rifles mutiny	mutiny	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1977	1977 Bangladesh Air Force mutiny	attempted coup d'état, mutiny, military coup	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1990	1990 Bangladesh mass uprising	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2011	2011 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt	attempted coup d'état	Wikidata
event	war	1971	Bangladesh Liberation War	United States, war, India, Pakistan, Soviet Union, Provisional Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh	Wikidata
organisation	military branch	1971	Bangladesh Army	army	Wikidata
organisation	military branch	1995	Bangladesh Coast Guard	coast guard	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding		Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
site	fort		Alamgirnar	ruins, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Lalbagh Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1610	Hajiganj Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Bangladesh Military Museum	military museum, museum	Wikidata