nPosted on December 25, 2019
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nToday is the birthday of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who was Pakistan’s first Governor General.
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nWhen Jinnah was born, on this date in 1876, India was still a part of the British Empire, and Pakistan didn’t yet exist. Jinnah was Muslim, but British India was majority Hindu. Jinnah studied the law in Bombay and London and became a lawyer in Bombay. He joined the Muslim League and worked for the rights of Indian Muslims. He eventually became the president of the League.
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nFor a long time, Jinnah worked toward Muslim-Hindu unity, but eventually he decided that the only way that Indian Muslims would have their full human rights was by partitioning India.
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nAfter British India was partitioned into two independent nations, India and Pakistan (at the time, Bangladesh was part of Pakistan), in 1947, Jinnah became the Governor-General of Pakistan. Unfortunately, he didn’t live long; he died of tuberculosis on September 11, 1948.
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nThis national holiday’s name translates to “Great Leader Day.”
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nI love so much of the architecture of Pakistan:
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Christmas
Christmasn
nMore Christmas
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nStill Christmas
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nAnd even more Christmas!
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nChristmas birthdays
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nAnniversary of the Eggnog Riot
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nAnniversary of the Eggnog Riot
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nAnniversary of the discovery of Christmas Island
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nCoronation Day
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nNo “L” Day
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nAnniversary of Space Probe Win AND Fail
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nBirthday of nurse Clara Barton
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nnChristmas Pudding Day
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nPlan ahead:
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Check out my Pinterest pages on:
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nHistorical anniversaries in December
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nAnd here are my Pinterest boards for:
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