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The Independence of Bangladesh in 1971: Source 3
The National Archives
Where this source supports the record
Each entry separates the article’s editorial relevance note from its exact, section-level claims. A bibliography link without a direct claim is labeled plainly.
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Open article references → Why editors use it hereContemporary diplomatic document and archival context on the disaster's political dimensions.
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On 12 November 1970, a powerful tropical cyclone drove a catastrophic storm surge across the low-lying islands and coast of what was then East Pakistan.
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Trigger and conditions
A depression in the Bay of Bengal organized and accelerated northward.
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Uncertainty
The death toll is necessarily a range because entire settlements and records were lost.
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Why it matters
Bhola shows that a weather hazard becomes a political and humanitarian catastrophe through exposure, poverty, weak communication, and public trust.
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