1971 Pakistan Military Officer's Revolt

1971 Pakistan Mutiny
	Part of Bangladesh Liberation War and Military coups in Pakistan
	; The officers of the 9th Battalion of the Frontier Force Regiment on 23 March 1974
Date	17th–20th December 1971
Location	Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan
Result	Yahya Khan resigns Start of the presidency of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto; Release of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman; House arrest of Yahya Khan;
Belligerents
Government of Pakistan	Fraction of the Army Pakistan Air Force
Commanders and leaders
President Yahya Khan; General Abdul Hamid Khan; Major General Bacchu Karim	Brigadier Farrukh Bakht Ali; Brigadier Iqbal Mehdi Shah; Colonel Aleem Afridi ; Colonel Agha Javed Iqbal ; Lt Col Mohammed Khursheed Hussain; Abdur Rahim Khan; General Gul Hassan Khan

1971 Pakistan Military Officer's Revolt, also known as the Majors and Colonels Revolt, refers to the deposition of the Yahya Khan's regime in Pakistan by Brigadier Farrukh Bakht Ali, Brigadier Iqbal Mehdi Shah, Colonel Aleem Afridi, Colonel Agha Javed Iqbal, Lt Col Mohammed Khursheed Hussain and other officers. Their action overthrew the government, transferring power to the elected civilian representatives. The revolt succeeded as General Yahya Khan and his government resigned, with Zulfikar Ali Bhutto then taking power as president of Pakistan.