Baloch Students Organization – Awami
| Founded | 1972 |
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| Type | Students union |
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The Baloch Students Organization-Awami or BSO-Awami was founded in 1972, when it split from the Baloch Students Organization (BSO). It supported Baluch People's Liberation Front, a militant organization in Balochistan against Pakistani control. The organization was Marxist-Leninist in its ideology. It was against the Sardari system in Balochistan.[1]
Taj Baloch was the first chairman. He is currently in the government service. Abdul Nabi Bangulzai, a guerrilla leader, was the second chairman. The third chairman was Mulla Baksh Dasthi. He was killed by unknown gunmen in 2011.
References
Further reading
- Adnan Amir, Resistance and Splits Mark the Story of BSO, Viewpoint, 19 June 2014.
- Albert J. Jongman, Alex Peter Schmid, Political Terrorism: A New Guide to Actors, Authors, Concepts, Data Bases, Theories, & Literature, ISBN 1-4128-0469-8