İsmet İnönü President

Mustafa İsmet İnönü (Turkish pronunciation: [isˈmet ˈinøny]; 24 September 1884 – 25 December 1973) was a Turkish general and statesman, who served as the second President of Turkey from 11 November 1938, the day after the death of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, to 22 May 1950, when his Republican People's Party was defeated in Turkey's second free elections. He also served as the first Chief of the General Staff from 1922 to 1924, and as the first Prime Minister after the declaration of the Republic, serving three terms: from 1923 to 1924, 1925 to 1937, and 1961 to 1965. As President, he was granted the official title of "Milli Şef" (National Chief).When the 1934 Surname Law was adopted, Mustafa Kemal gave him a surname delivered from İnönü, where he commanded the forces of Army of Grand National Assembly as the Minister of the Chief of the General Staff (Erkân-ı Harbiye-i Umumiye Reis Vekili) during the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922. Afterwards these battles became to be known as the First Battle of İnönü and Second Battle of İnönü.

Personal facts

İsmet İnönü
Alias (AKA)İnönü Mustafa İsmet
Birth dateSeptember 24, 1884
Birth place
Ottoman Empire , İzmir
Nationality
Turkish people
Religion
Sunni Islam
Date of deathDecember 25, 1973
Place of death
Ankara , Turkey
Resting place
Ankara , Turkey , Anıtkabir
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Children

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Politician

military operations
Turkish War of Independence
World War I
office
Prime Minister of Turkey
Chief of the General Staff of Turkey
Leader of the Republican People's Party
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
party
Republican People's Party (Turkey)
president
prime minister
successor

İsmet İnönü on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.ismetinonu.org.tr/index.php/biography