Sivas Congress of 1919
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The Sivas Congress of 1919 was a pivotal national assembly in the Turkish War of Independence where Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and other leaders unified various resistance groups and laid the political foundations for the modern Republic of Turkey.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
congress
ⓘ
political event ⓘ |
| aim |
coordination of struggle against occupation forces
ⓘ
defense of territorial integrity of the Ottoman lands inhabited by Turks ⓘ unification of national resistance organizations ⓘ |
| chairperson | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | various national remembrance events in Turkey ⓘ |
| country | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| declared |
that national will was the sole authority over the country’s future
ⓘ
that the nation would resist any mandate or protectorate ⓘ |
| delegatesFrom |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rumelia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1919-09-11 ⓘ |
| followedBy | opening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
consolidated civilian and military resistance under one leadership
ⓘ
delegitimized the Istanbul government in the eyes of the national movement ⓘ laid political foundations for the Republic of Turkey ⓘ |
| language | Turkish ⓘ |
| location |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sivas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDelegates | about 38 ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Allied occupation of Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
decisions of the Treaty of Sèvres (planned) ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Anatolian resistance movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Turkish War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance |
step toward establishing a new sovereign authority in Ankara
ⓘ
turning point in organizing the Turkish National Movement ⓘ |
| precededBy | Erzurum Congress of 1919 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Association for the Defense of the Rights of Anatolia and Rumelia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Pact (Misak-ı Millî) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
adoption of a national pact–style program
ⓘ
creation of the Association for the Defense of the Rights of Anatolia and Rumelia ⓘ establishment of a single national representative body for the resistance ⓘ strengthening of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s political leadership ⓘ unification of various regional defense-of-rights societies ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Ali Fuat Cebesoy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kazım Karabekir NERFINISHED ⓘ Mustafa Kemal Atatürk NERFINISHED ⓘ Rauf Orbay NERFINISHED ⓘ Refet Bele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1919-09-04 ⓘ |
| topic |
Turkish nationalism
ⓘ
resistance to partition of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ self-determination ⓘ territorial integrity ⓘ |
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