Ronald Reagan: “I was shocked and deeply grieved to learn of the assassination of…”

On the recordMay 30, 1981

I was shocked and deeply grieved to learn of the assassination of President Ziaur Rahman.

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Republican · California

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Message to Acting President Abdus Sattar of Bangladesh on the' Death of President Ziaur Rahman

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