Pakistan ; Democracy Medal, 1988.

Cupro-nickel medal commemorating the return of democracy to Pakistan in 1988. Very good condition with a slight wobble on the swivel suspension. Complete with original tri-colour ribbon.
Following intensive political instability, the civilian bureaucracy and military assumed governing power in 1958. Since its independence, Pakistan's political fortunes have fluctuated between military and civilian governments at various times throughout its history, mainly due to political instability, political corruption, civil-military conflicts, and periodic coup d'états by the military establishment against weak civilian governments, resulting in the enforcement of martial law across the country (occurring in 1958, 1977 and 1999, led by the chief martial law administrator-generals Ayub Khan, Zia-ul-Haq and Pervez Musharraf respectively). Democracy in Pakistan, with all its imperfections, has finally been allowed to function since 1988..

Code: 53962