Deposing of a Dictator : Revisiting a Magnificent Mass Uprising After 50 Years

Fifty years after the roaring uprising of the masses that overthrew an apparently all-powerful autocratic regime in 1969, following a decade of oppressive silence, it is worth revisiting the magnificent event of history, particularly when the authoritarian oppression of an almost unelected government has generated pervasive silence by means of unleashing a deep sense of fear across Bangladesh society, The truism that the rulers do not take lessons from history, after all, should, not stop the people from gathering courage from the history of their previous generations who had victoriously fought against dictatorial regimes, tyrannical powers and authoritarian governments. Visiting and revisiting the history of the successful people's movements against the forces of un-democracy, indeed, inject confidence into the people's mind to put up organised resistance against undemocratic regimes of their own time while restoring people's confidence in their own power of resistance and ability to use the power is essential for democratic changes."Fifty years after the roaring uprising of the masses that overthrew an apparently all-powerful autocratic regime in 1969, following a decade of oppressive silence, it is worth revisiting the magnificent event of history, particularly when the authoritarian oppression of an almost unelected government has generated pervasive silence by means of unleashing a deep sense of fear across Bangladesh society, The truism that the rulers do not take lessons from history, after all, should, not stop the people from gathering courage from the history of their previous generations who had victoriously fought against dictatorial regimes, tyrannical powers and authoritarian governments. Visiting and revisiting the history of the successful people's movements against the forces of un-democracy, indeed, inject confidence into the people's mind to put up organised resistance against undemocratic regimes of their own time while restoring people's confidence in their own power of resistance and ability to use the power is essential for democratic changes."