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Also Known As Mustafa Kemal • Mustafa Kemal Paşa
Born 1881 • Greece
Died November 10, 1938 (aged 57) • Istanbul • Turkey
Title / Office president (1923-1937), Turkey
Political Affiliation Committee of Union and Progress • Republican People’s Party
Role In Gallipoli Campaign • Greco-Turkish War • Greco-Turkish wars • Treaty of Sèvres • World War I • Balkan Wars

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