When did Muhammad Zia ul Haq become president of Pakistan?

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (12 August 1924 – 17 August 1988) was a Pakistani four-star general who served as the 6th President of Pakistan from 1978 until his death in 1988, after declaring martial law in 1977. He remains the country’s longest-serving de facto head of state.

Who was the chief of Army Staff during Zia coup?

However, Zia’s Chief of Army Staff General Khalid Mahmud Arif contradicted Zia’s statement when Arif noted that the coup had already been planned, and the senior leadership of Pakistan Armed Forces had solid information.

Where was the plane crash that killed Muhammad Zia ul Haq?

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq was killed along with several of his top military officials and two American diplomats in a mysterious plane crash near Bahawalpur on 17 August 1988.

What did Zia do after the Ojhri Camp disaster?

After Junejo signed the Geneva Accords in 1988 against Zia’s wishes, and called for an inquiry into the Ojhri Camp disaster, Zia dismissed Junejo’s government and announced fresh elections in November 1988.

What did Ziaul Haq do 40 years ago?

Forty years ago General Ziaul Haq seized power and put the country under its third and longest martial law. Over the next decade, he decisively transformed what was left of Jinnah’s dream of a secular democratic Pakistan into an almost completely theocratic polity.

Why did Ziaul Haq want to replace Bhutto?

The anti-Bhutto movement of 1977, too, used the demand for Nizam-e-Mustafa (the system of the Prophet of Islam) to replace Bhutto’s social democracy. All that was before Zia came along. This historical determinism, however, does not absolve him of his tyranny and the havoc he wreaked on the Constitution, democracy and political parties.