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Kenan Evren was a Turkish military leader who served as President of Turkey from 1980 to 1989, following a military coup he led in 1980. He is a historically significant figure in Turkey because his coup and presidency marked a pivotal moment in the country's political history during a period of civil unrest.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kenan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Turkey
- Place of birth
- Kula
- Place of death
- Ankara
- Spouse
- Sekine Evren
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- Chief of the Turkish General Staff
- Political party
- independent politician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Turkish
- Military branch
- Turkish Land Forces
- Military rank
- general
- Image
- Kenan Evren (cropped).png
- Number of children
- 3
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- Kenan Evren
- date of birth
- 1917-07-17
- date of death
- 2015-05-09
- name in native language
- Kenan Evren
- place of burial
- Turkish State Cemetery
- cause of death
- organ dysfunction
- date of burial or cremation
- 2015-05-12
- birth name
- Ahmet Kenan Evren
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Ahmet Kenan Evren (17 July 1917 – 9 May 2015) 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.
On 18 June 2014, a Turkish court sentenced him to life imprisonment and demotion of his military rank, (down to private from army general) for leading the military coup in 1980. He was found guilty of obstructing democracy by deposing the prime minister Süleyman Demirel and of abolishing the parliament, senate and the constitution. This sentence was under appeal at the time of his death.
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