A People's Republic is a title used by certain republican states. It has been often used by countries adhering to communism, such as China. However, the term is not unique to communist states. Many countries adopted the title given its rather generic nature. Bangladesh, established as a liberal democracy, proclaimed a people's republic given the background of mass participation in the country's independence movement and liberation war.
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