Kenan Evren
Ahmet Kenan Evren was a Turkish military officer who served as the 7th president of Turkey from 1982 to 1989. He assumed the post by leading the 1980 military coup.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Kula
- Educated at
- Maltepe Military High SchoolBalıkesir LisesiTurkish Military AcademyArmy War InstituteSchool of Artillery and Missiles
- Awards
- 🏆 Atatürk International Peace Prize🏆 Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath🏆 Gold Olympic Order
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Trending topics shown first"Many axes are being kept under cover, waiting in ambush, ready to pounce, when we resign. Have no worries. We will deliver this homeland to you perfectly clean, as it was in Atatürk's time."
"I sometimes feel jealous of countries like the U.S. and Great Britain that have two neighbors. … When you have two neighbors, you have two problems. When you have eight neighbors, you have eight probl…"
"Turkey serves as an anchor of democracy, freedom, and stability in a region in turmoil. Your own Thomas Paine once wrote, 'Those who, expect to reap the blessings of freedom must . . . undergo the fat…"
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Timeline
1917
Born
Birth2015
Died
Death
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