Nachole Uprising
| Nachole Uprising | |||||||
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| Part of the Cold War | |||||||
Location of Nachole Upazila in Rajshahi Division. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Local Jotedars |
Santal peasants Communist activists | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown |
Ila Mitra (POW) Animesh Lahiri (POW) Ajhar Sheikh (POW) Brindanban Sabha (POW) | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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East Bengal Police Pakistan Army |
Local peasants Communist activists | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2,000 soldiers and police officers | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
3+ peasants killed 24 captured | ||||||
| Hundreds of Santal villages were destroyed | |||||||
The Nachole Uprising was a peasant uprising in Nachole Upazila in then East Bengal, Pakistan (now Bangladesh). It was similar to the Tebhaga movement occurring in West Bengal, India around the same time.