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East Pakistan's Armed Forces, under the military administrations of Major-General Muzaffaruddin and Lieutenant-General Sahabzada Yaqub Khan, used an excessive amount of show of military force to curb the uprising in the province.
With such action, the situation became highly critical and civil control over the province slipped away from the government.
On 24 March, dissatisfied with the performance of his generals, Yahya Khan removed General Muzaffaruddin and General Yaub Khan from office on 1 September 1969.
The appointment of a military administrator was considered quite difficult and challenging with the crisis continually deteriorating.
Vice-Admiral Syed Mohammad Ahsan, Chief of Naval Staff of Pakistan Navy, had previously served as political and military adviser of East Pakistan to former President Ayub Khan.
Having such a strong background in administration, and being an expert on East Pakistan affairs, General Yahya Khan appointed Vice-Admiral Syed Mohammad Ahsan as Martial Law Administrator, with absolute authority in his command.
On 1 September Admiral Ahsan assumed the command of the Eastern Military High Command, and became a unified commander of Pakistan Armed Forces in East-Pakistan.
Under his command, the Pakistani Armed Forces were removed from the cities and deployed along the border.
Civil rule improved and stabilized in East Pakistan under Martial Law Administrator Admiral Ahsan's era.
The next year, in 1970, it was in this charged atmosphere that parliamentary elections were held in the country in December 1970.
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