Word: atal
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...five were dropped. The death sentences could be reversed by General Gursel's junta, and there was considerable pressure for reversal. The U.S. and British embassies told the Turkish Foreign Affairs Ministry that they feared serious repercussions if the death sentences were carried out; Indian Ambassador J. K. Atal called on ex-President Inonu, leader of the Republican Party, asking him to intervene and throw his considerable weight behind a bid for clemency. Inonu refused to interfere. As for the junta, a spokesman had stated before the verdict: "We aren't concerned about foreign opinion." But Gursel obviously...