Pervez Musharraf Fast Facts his Case Personal: Birth date: August 11, 1943 Birth place: New Delhi, India Birth name: Pervez Musharraf Father: Syed Musharaff-ud-Di, (father) a career diplomat Mother: Begum Zarrin Musharraff Marriage: Sehba Musharraf (December 1968 - present) Children: Ayla (daughter); Bilal (son) Education: Pakistan Military Academy, 1961; Military Academy of Kakul, 1964 Religion: Muslim Timeline: 1947 - Musharrafs family moves to Pakistan when British India is divided into India and Pakistan. The family settles in Karachi . 1949-1956 - Spends his early childhood in Turkey due to his fathers assignment in Ankara. 1964 - Is commissioned second lieutenant in an artillery regiment in the Pakistani Army 1965 - Is awarded Imtiazi Sanad (medal) for gallantry during the 1965 India-Pakistan war. 1971 - Is a company commander in a commando battalion during the India-Pakistan war. 1991 - Is promoted to major general. October 7, 1998 - Is appointed chief of army staff with the rank of general. April 9, 1999 - Is appointed chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. October 12, 1999 - Leads a coup against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and becomes head of government. Sharif had fired Musharraf after the armys failed invasion in Kargil, in Indian-held Kashmir. June 20, 2001 - Appoints himself president of Pakistan while remaining the head of the army. April 30, 2002 - A referendum is held on whether Musharraf will hold office for another five years; it passes by a wide margin. August 2002 - Implements 29 amendments to the constitution, granting himself the power to dissolve parliament and remove the prime minister. December 15 and 26, 2003 - Two assassination attempts on Musharrafs life fail. January 1, 2004 - A vote of confidence in parliament allows Musharraf to remain in power until 2007. He gains the two-thirds of votes in parliament that he needs by promising to step down as head of the army at the end of 2004. September 25, 2006 - Musharraf releases his autobiography, In the Line of Fire. October 6, 2007 - An unofficial vote count indicates Musharraf has won by a landslide in a presidential election. A number of parliamentarians boycotted the vote in both houses. November 3, 2007 - President Musharraf declares a state of emergency in Pakistan. He suspends the countrys constitution, postpones January 2008 elections, and imposes restrictions on the media. Government authorities arrest 1,500 people who protest the state of emergency. November 28, 2007 - Steps down as leader of Pakistans army, the day before he is scheduled to be sworn in as president. November 29, 2007 - Takes the presidential oath of office for the third time. December 15, 2007 - The state of emergency is lifted. February 18, 2008 - In parliamentary elections, Musharrafs party, the Pakistan Muslim League-Q, finishes third in voting, behind the PPP, party of the late Benazir Bhutto, and the Pakistan Muslim League-N, party of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. August 18, 2008 - Announces his resignation as president of Pakistan. July 22, 2008 - Pakistan Supreme Court issues notice that Musharraf is to defend himself on charges of violating the constitution by unlawfully declaring emergency rule on November 3, 2007. July 31, 2009 - The Pakistan Supreme Court rules that Musharraf did violate the constitution on November 3, 2007. The court gives him seven days to appear and defend himself. August 6, 2009 - Refuses to answer the charges against him and flees Pakistan for Great Britain. August 11, 2009 - Pakistani officials announce that Musharraf faces arrest if he returns to Pakistan. March 16, 2010 - Opposes President Barack Obamas plan for U.S. troops to pull out of Afghanistan by July 2011. He believes the troops should fight until the Taliban is defeated. May 21, 2010 - Musharraf announces on CNN that he plans to re-enter Pakistan politics. October 1, 2010 - Launches a new political party, the All Pakistan Muslim League February 12, 2011 - A warrant for Musharrafs arrest is issued by a Pakistani court, in connection with the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. May 24, 2011 - In an interview on CNNs Piers Morgan Tonight, Musharraf condemns the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. He says, No country has a right to intrude into any other country... Actually, technically, if you see it legally, its an act of war. January 8, 2012 - Musharraf pledges to return to his country later in the month, despite word from authorities that he will be arrested in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto when he does so. January 27, 2012 - A senior leader in Musharrafs party says that Musharraf has postponed his return from exile until the political situation in Pakistan and the court cases against him are resolved. July 25, 2012 - Vows in an interview on CNNs Piers Morgan Tonight to return to Pakistan even though his life may be at risk. I believe that there always is a time that comes when theres a cause bigger than self. And this is the situation in Pakistan. March 16, 2013 - Musharraf announces his plans to return to Pakistan to lead his party in the upcoming elections. March 23, 2013 - The Pakistani Taliban says that it will assassinate Musharraf if he returns to the country as planned on March 24th. March 24, 2013 - Musharraf returns to Pakistan after four years in exile. He is granted bail in advance of his arrival in Pakistan, so he is not arrested upon return. There are three court cases pending against Musharraf. April 18, 2013 - A Pakistani court rejects Musharrafs request for a bail extension and orders his arrest in a case he is facing over the detention of judges in 2007. April 20, 2013 - Musharraf is put under house arrest.
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 22:01:25 +0000
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