Mustafa Kemal

May 19 Full Name: Mustafa Kemal Profession: President and Founder of the Republic of Turkey Nationality: Turkish Why Famous: Atatürk was instrumental in creating the modern Turkish state. A major figure in the fight for independence he became the Republics’ first President and went on to reform many institutions. Atatürk rose to prominence through the Ottoman army and successfully repelled the allied forces during the Gallipoli campaign in WWI. After the war, Atatürk was a key figure in the country’s independence movement, resisting allied attempts to impose their settlement in the Treaty of Lausanne. In 1921 he established a provisional government in Ankara and got the Caliphate abolished the next year. In 1923 Turkey was declared a Republic and Atatürk its first President. Until his death in 1938 Atatürk sort to modenize Turkey and its institutions. Much of Turkish society was seculised, education made widely available, women’s rights strengthened and the Latin alphabet adopted. Born: May 19, 1881 Birthplace: Salonica, Ottoman Empire Star Sign: Taurus Died: November 10, 1938 (aged 57) Cause of Death: Cirrhosis of the Liver Yayasan Kreasi bangun semesta *relawan*jajat sudrajat 088218039604 #cintayatim #pondokyatimterpadu