Sadi Koçaş
Turkish military officer and politician (1919–1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sadi Koçaş (1919–1998) was a Turkish military officer and politician. He was among the military figures who planned a military coup against the rule of the Democrat Party on 27 May 1960. Retired from the army in 1961 he became a member of the Republican People's Party. He briefly served as the deputy prime minister in the cabinet led by Nihat Erim immediately after another military coup in 1971.
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Sadi Koçaş | |
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Birth name | Mehmet Sadi |
Born | 1919 (1919) Karaman, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 12 January 1998 (aged 78–79) Istanbul, Turkey |
Buried | Zincirlikuyu cemetery, Istanbul |
Allegiance | Turkey |
Service/ | Turkish Land Forces |
Rank | Colonel |
Alma mater | Turkish Military Academy |
Children | 2 |
Other work | Deputy Prime Minister (1971) |
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