num_pages: 176
description: The story of what happened in 1968 in Pakistan is often forgotten but is yet another proof that the revolutionary moment was global. In that year following a long period of tumult a radical coalitionled by Zulfikar Ali Bhuttobrought down the military presidency of Ayub Khan. Students took on the state apparatus of a corrupt and decaying military dictatorship backed by the US. They were joined by workers lawyers white-collar employees and despite the severe repression they took hold of power. Through a series of strikes demonstrations and political organising a popular uprising was born.In his riveting account of these events first written in 1970 Tariq Ali offers an eyewitness perspective on history showing that this powerful popular movement was the only successful moment of the 1960s revolutionary wave. The victory led to the very first democratic election in the country and the unexpected birth of a new state Bangladesh.
language: English
title: Uprising in Pakistan: How to Bring Down a Dictatorship
publisher: Verso