About Cemal Tural
Lived 1905 – 1981 (aged 75–76). Cemal Tural was a Turkish military officer.
Cemal Tural (1905, Erzincan – 17 December 1981, Istanbul) was a Turkish general. He was the 13th Chief of the General Staff of Turkey and previously Commander of the Turkish Army (1964-1966), Commander of the First Army of Turkey (1960-1962) and Commander of the Second Army of Turkey (1963-1964). He retired on August 16, 1969. He was elected president of the Nation Party in 1973, but shortly thereafter resigned from the post in 1974. He was appointed as Ambassador to South Korea in 1976 and Ambassador to Pakistan in 1981.
Awards and order State Medal of Distinguished Service
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Who was Cemal Tural?
Turkish military officer and statesperson (1905–1981)
When was Cemal Tural born?
Cemal Tural was born in 1905 in Erzincan.
When did Cemal Tural die?
Cemal Tural died on 17 December 1981 in Istanbul.
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Cemal Tural was a military officer.
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Cemal Tural was Turkish.
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