Who Was General Yahya Khan

General Yahya Khan became the second Chief Martial Law Administrator of Pakistan on 25 March 1969 since his predecessor, Ayub Khan failed to desist the uprising of the politicians and the people throughout the country and couldn’t prolong his political authority. After six days of his assuming power as CMLA, Yahya Khan pronounced himself as the President of Pakistan on 31 March 1969 and retained that position till 6 December 1971.