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East Pakistan to East Bengal and then to Bangladesh
This reverses the historical order. The region was called East Bengal first, then renamed East Pakistan, and became Bangladesh in 1971.
Full reasoning
The article swaps the chronology.
Official Bangladeshi sources state that:
- East Bengal was the earlier name after Partition.
- It was renamed East Pakistan in 1955/1956.
- Bangladesh emerged as the independent state in 1971.
So the sequence is East Bengal → East Pakistan → Bangladesh, not East Pakistan → East Bengal → Bangladesh.
2 sources
- Department of Printing and Publications - Bangladesh Government Press
Of a good number of Presses established in different parts of British India one was East Bengal Government Press... By the year 1956 it was introduced as East Pakistan Government Press (EPGP)... After the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent country in 1971 EPGP was renamed as Bangladesh Government Press.
- History - Consulate of Bangladesh in Hungary
In 1955, East Bengal was renamed as East Pakistan as part of the One Unit scheme.
Breakaway states, such as Transnistria have no recognition.
This is too absolute. Transnistria has been recognized by at least other non-UN states, including Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Full reasoning
The statement says Transnistria has "no recognition", but official and state sources from other breakaway states show otherwise.
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia refers to Abkhazia and the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic as "the two countries" and mentions the "Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between the Republic of Abkhazia and the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic."
- The same ministry also refers to the "Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Abkhazia in the PMR," indicating formal interstate-style relations.
- A South Ossetian state news agency, citing the South Ossetian foreign ministry, states that a "Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership" was signed between the Republic of South Ossetia and the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.
So while Transnistria lacks recognition from UN member states, it does not have no recognition at all.
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- Inal Ardzinba held an online meeting with Vitaly Ignatiev | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia
the heads of the foreign ministries of the two countries discussed... the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between the Republic of Abkhazia and the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic
- On the meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Transnistria | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia
the Foreign Ministry of Transnistria hosted a meeting between Vitaly Ignatiev the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR and Alexander Vataman, the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Abkhazia in the PMR
- South Ossetia and Transnistria: six years of implementation of the Cooperation Agreement | State News Agency 'Res'
On September 20, 2016, the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership was signed between the Republic of South Ossetia and the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.