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252:. The Huq-Syama coalition lasted till 1943. Huq was succeeded by a Muslim League ministry led by Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin. A conservative figure, the Nazimuddin ministry lasted till 1945, when governor's rule was imposed. The next election saw H. S. Suhrawardy lead the Muslim League to a majority. Suhrawardy sought an
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Bengali premiers moved to East Bengal, where they continued to be influential statesmen. Nazimuddin served as East Bengal's chief minister, and later became governor general and prime minister of Pakistan, Suhrawardy became a
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On 1 December 1941 he resigned from the cabinet because of dissension between Huq and Jinnah. During the Shyama-Huq coalition (1942 to 1943) he acted as the Leader of the
Opposition.
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boycotted the office due to its anti-British policy. The office was held by three
Muslims. The first premier was A. K. Fazlul Huq, the leader of the anti-feudalist
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641:"Post-Independence, a Prime Minister for Bengal!"
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268:List of prime ministers of Bengal (1937–1947)
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189:. The position was dissolved upon the
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150:Chief Minister of West Bengal
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207:Government of India Act 1935
417:1 year, 107 days
377:4 years, 244 days
213:legislature, including the
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688:Alamgir, Mohammad (2012).
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719:"Premier of Bengal"
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304:Portrait
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197:in 1947.
138:Abolished
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