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18th Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey from 1980 to 1983 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saim Bülend Ulusu (1 July 1922 – 23 December 2015) was a Turkish admiral who was Prime Minister of Turkey from the time of the 1980 military coup to the time that elections were allowed in 1983.[1]
Bülend Ulusu | |
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18th Prime Minister of Turkey | |
In office 21 September 1980 – 13 December 1983 | |
President | Kenan Evren |
Deputy | Zeyyat Baykara Turgut Özal |
Preceded by | Turhan Feyzioğlu |
Succeeded by | Turgut Özal |
Personal details | |
Born | Üsküdar, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire | 1 July 1922
Died | 23 December 2015 93) Şişli, Istanbul, Turkey | (aged
Political party | Independent |
Ulusu graduated from the Turkish Naval Academy on 15 October 1940 with the rank of a Sub-Lieutenant.
He attained the highest possible rank as admiral in 1974, and retired from the military in 1980 as the Commander of the Navy, he was appointed in 1977. As a prime minister he advocated for a closer relationship between Turkey and NATO as well as the member states of the Council of Europe.[2]
Ulusu died on 23 December 2015, aged 93.[3]
After 1980 coup d'état, Ulusu was named as Prime Minister of Turkey by military authorities. His cabinet remained in office until the 1983 elections.
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