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Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Pakistani general and politician, 6th President of Pakistan (born 1924)

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Zia-ul-Haq

President of Pakistan from 1978 to 1988

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq was a Pakistani military leader who served as the sixth president of Pakistan from 1978 until his death in an airplane crash in 1988. He also served as the second chief of the army staff of the Pakistan Army from 1976 until his death. Zia's role as Pakistan's…
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President of Pakistan

Head of state of Pakistan

The president of Pakistan is the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The president is the nominal head of the executive and the supreme commander of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The presidency is a ceremonial position in Pakistan. The president is bound to act on…
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August 17

Day of the year

August 17 is the 229th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 136 days remain until the end of the year.
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