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Deniz Gezmiş

1947 - 1972

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Deniz Gezmiş (Turkish pronunciation: [deˈniz ɟezˈmiʃ], 27 February 1947 – 6 May 1972) was a Turkish Marxist-Leninist revolutionary, student leader, and political activist in Turkey in the late 1960s. He was one of the founding members of the People's Liberation Army of Turkey (THKO). He was born to an inspector of primary education and syndicalist Cemil Gezmiş and a primary school teacher Mukaddes Gezmiş. He was educated in various Turkish cities. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Deniz Gezmiş is the 358th most popular social activist (up from 394th in 2019), the 925th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 994th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Turkish Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Deniz Gezmiş ranks 358 out of 840. Before him are William I, Margrave of Meissen, Feodosia Morozova, Yacouba Sawadogo, Borys Romanchenko, Mehdi Huseynzade, and Yun Hyon-seok. After him are Satish Kumar, Muhammad Zaidan, Frank País, Charles Boycott, Mentor of Rhodes, and Anita Augspurg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Deniz Gezmiş ranks 335. Before him are Haruomi Hosono, Michael McKean, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Riccardo Fogli, Takeshi Urata, and Andrew Blake. After him are Samuel Schmid, Jennifer Warnes, Mel Collins, Mitsuo Tsukahara, Orlan, and Giancarlo Minardi. Among people deceased in 1972, Deniz Gezmiş ranks 126. Before him are Hermann Boehm, Pierre Brasseur, Robert H. MacArthur, Milton L. Humason, August Zaleski, and Stanislaus Kobierski. After him are Friedrich Christiansen, Carlo Agostoni, Solomon Lefschetz, Louis J. Mordell, Raúl Leoni, and Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Deniz Gezmiş ranks 925 out of 1,347. Before him are George of Antioch (1100), John Komnenos (1015), Cem Karaca (1945), Agop Dilâçar (1895), Halil İnalcık (1916), and Joseph Bringas (950). After him are Adile Naşit (1930), Roza Eskenazi (1895), David Komnenos (1184), Hulusi Akar (1952), Nigâr Hanım (1856), and Ghevont Alishan (1820).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Türkiye

Among social activists born in Türkiye, Deniz Gezmiş ranks 2. Before him are Hrant Dink (1954). After him are Mari Beyleryan (1877), İbrahim Kaypakkaya (1949), Sakine Cansız (1958), Aslı Erdoğan (1967), Eren Keskin (1959), Cenk Uygur (1970), Hande Kader (1993), Murder of Özgecan Aslan (1995), and Saadet Özkan (1978).

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