Mustafa Barzani

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Mustafa Barzani was a prominent Kurdish nationalist leader and military commander who became a central figure in the 20th-century Kurdish independence movement.

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Sheikh Ahmed Barzani 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Kurdish nationalist leader
military commander
person
politician
rebel leader
activeYears 1920s–1970s
alliedWith Iran (during parts of the Kurdish–Iraqi conflict) NERFINISHED
Soviet Union (periods of exile and support)
United States (limited support during 1970s) NERFINISHED
associatedWith Republic of Mahabad NERFINISHED
birthCountry Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
birthDate 1903-03-14
birthPlace Barzan NERFINISHED
birthRegion Iraqi Kurdistan NERFINISHED
burialPlace Barzan (reinterred in Iraqi Kurdistan)
child Masoud Barzani NERFINISHED
citizenship Iraq NERFINISHED
commanded Peshmerga NERFINISHED
conflict First Iraqi–Kurdish War NERFINISHED
Kurdish rebellions in Iraq
Second Iraqi–Kurdish War NERFINISHED
deathCountry United States of America NERFINISHED
deathDate 1979-03-01
deathPlace Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Kurds NERFINISHED
exile Iran NERFINISHED
Soviet Union NERFINISHED
family Barzani family NERFINISHED
familyName Barzani NERFINISHED
founded Kurdistan Democratic Party NERFINISHED
givenName Mustafa NERFINISHED
ideology Kurdish self-determination
legacy symbol of Kurdish national struggle
memberOf Kurdistan Democratic Party NERFINISHED
militaryRank general
movement Kurdish nationalism
name Mustafa Barzani NERFINISHED
notableEvent led Kurdish uprising in 1943–1945 in Iraq
participated in the Republic of Mahabad (1946) NERFINISHED
notableFor leadership of the Kurdish national movement in Iraq
role in 20th-century Kurdish independence efforts
officeEnd 1979 (leadership of KDP)
officeStart 1946 (leadership of KDP)
opposedBy Iraqi central government NERFINISHED
positionHeld Commander of Kurdish Peshmerga forces
President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party
relative Idris Barzani NERFINISHED
Masoud Barzani NERFINISHED
religion Sunni Islam

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Kurdistan Democratic Party founder Mustafa Barzani
Kurdistan Democratic Party founder Mustafa Barzani
this entity surface form: Sheikh Ahmed Barzani
Mahabad hasHistoricalFigureAssociated Mustafa Barzani