Pakistani President dies in plane crash

Title

Pakistani President dies in plane crash

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:15

Description

Unidentified speaker on regime of Pakistan’s President Zia after his death in a suspicious plane crash. He describes it as a military dictatorship shored up by the USA. He has a bleak view of the future of the country but says if elections take place Benazhir Bhutto’s People’s Party will take control. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

USA; Deaths; Elections; Political prisoners; Pakistan; Political systems; Presidents; Democracy; Dictatorship; Explosions; General Zia; Benazhir Bhutto; Crashes (aircraft); President Zia; Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq; People’s Party

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