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Word: basgil (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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With that, it was all over except for the formalities: duly the Grand National Assembly elected Gursel as the Second Republic's new President. The only other announced candidate for the presidency, Ali Fuat Basgil of the pro-Menderes Justice Party, saw the handwriting on the wall, hastily withdrew not only from the race but from Ankara itself. The final vote for Gursel: 433 out of a possible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turkey: The Second Republic | 11/3/1961 | See Source »

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