Atatürk
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
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1st President of Turkey
In office
October 29, 1923 November 10, 1938
Succeeded by Ýsmet Ýnönü
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1st Prime Minister of Turkey
In office
3 May 1920 24 January 1921
Succeeded by Fevzi Çakmak
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1rd Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey
In office
1920 1923
Succeeded by Ali Fethi Okyar
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1rd Leader
of the Republican People's Party
In office
1921 1938
Succeeded by Ali Fethi Okyar
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Born 1881
Selânik (Thessaloniki)
Died November 10, 1938
Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul
Political party Republican People's Party
Spouse Latife Uþaklýgil (1923-1925)
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881November 10, 1938), until November 24, 1934 Gazi Mustafa Kemal Pasha, Turkish army officer and revolutionary statesman, was the founder and the first President of the Republic of Turkey. Mustafa Kemal established himself as a successful military commander while serving as a division commander in the Battle of Gallipoli. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire at the hands of the Allies, and the subsequent plans for its partition, Mustafa Kemal led the Turkish national movement in what would become the Turkish War of Independence. His successful military campaigns led...
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