General M. A. G. Osmani

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General M. A. G. Osmani was the chief military leader of Bangladesh’s independence forces in 1971 and is widely regarded as the founding commander of the Bangladesh Armed Forces.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Colonel M. A. G. Osmani 1
General M. A. G. Osmani canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bangladeshi politician ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
person ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bangabir Osmani ⓘ
M. A. G. Osmani ⓘ
associatedWith Awami League ⓘ
birthDate 1918-09-01 ⓘ
birthPlace Assam Province ⓘ
linked to: Assam

British India ⓘ
Sylhet ⓘ
burialPlace Sylhet ⓘ
commanded Bangladesh Forces in 1971 ⓘ
Mukti Bahini ⓘ
conflict Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ
Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
countryOfCitizenship Bangladesh ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
deathDate 1984-02-16 ⓘ
education Aligarh Muslim University ⓘ
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst ⓘ
foundingRole founding commander of the Bangladesh Armed Forces ⓘ
fullName Muhammad Ataul Gani Osmani ⓘ
hasHonor title Bangabir conferred for bravery ⓘ
hasTitle General ⓘ
honorificTitle Bangabir ⓘ
ideology Bangladeshi nationalism ⓘ
legacy considered a national hero of Bangladesh ⓘ
regarded as the founding commander of the Bangladesh Armed Forces ⓘ
militaryBranch Bangladesh Forces ⓘ
linked to: Mukti Bahini

British Indian Army ⓘ
Pakistan Army ⓘ
militaryRank General ⓘ
Major General ⓘ
nationality Bangladeshi ⓘ
notableFor leadership in the Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief of Bangladesh Forces ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief of Mukti Bahini ⓘ
Member of Parliament of Bangladesh ⓘ
Minister without Portfolio of Bangladesh ⓘ
predecessor none (first Commander-in-Chief of Bangladesh Forces) ⓘ
region Sylhet region ⓘ
linked to: Sylhet
religion Islam ⓘ
servedIn Bangladesh Forces during the Liberation War ⓘ
linked to: Mukti Bahini

British Indian Army in World War II ⓘ
linked to: British Indian Army

Pakistan Army before 1971 ⓘ
workedFor Government of Bangladesh ⓘ
Government of Pakistan ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bangladesh Liberation War → commandedBy → General M. A. G. Osmani ⓘ
Mukti Bahini → commander → Colonel M. A. G. Osmani ⓘ
linked to: General M. A. G. Osmani