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The 14 pages that link to 1970 Pakistani general election, each with the reason it gives.

• Bangladesh Liberation WarRelated: The transfer of power after the Awami League’s victory became the immediate political crisis.

• Sheikh Mujibur RahmanRelated: The party’s majority gave Mujib a democratic mandate to form Pakistan’s government.

• East PakistanRelated: Its result gave East Pakistan’s leading party a constitutional claim to form the national government.

• Awami LeagueRelated: Its victory gave the party an electoral mandate to form Pakistan’s central government.

• Six-Point MovementRelated: The Awami League won an overwhelming East Pakistani mandate on a platform centered on the Six Points.

• Zulfikar Ali BhuttoRelated: The Pakistan Peoples Party won most seats in West Pakistan, setting the stage for Bhutto’s leadership.

• One Unit SchemeRelated: It took place after the western provinces had been restored under the 1970 order.

• Operation SearchlightRelated: The Awami League’s decisive victory sharpened the dispute over transferring national power.

• Yahya KhanRelated: Yahya’s government delayed the transfer of power after the Awami League’s victory.

• Mukti BahiniRelated: The transfer-of-power crisis sharpened the conflict that preceded the force’s emergence.

• Bangladesh genocideRelated: The refusal to transfer power after the Awami League’s victory precipitated the crisis.

• India–Pakistan War of 1971Related: The refusal to transfer power after the Awami League’s victory helped trigger the crisis.

• History of BangladeshRelated: The failure to transfer power after the Awami League's victory precipitated the crisis.

• Bhola cycloneRelated: The cyclone’s aftermath sharpened criticism of the central government just before the election.