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Süleyman Demirel

Süleyman Demirel, Turkish engineer and politician, 9th President of Turkey (born 1924)

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Died
2015 · June 17

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Who they were

Süleyman Demirel, Turkish engineer and politician, 9th President of Turkey (born 1924)

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Süleyman Demirel appears on our June 17 calendar for 2015 as a death entry.

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June 17 2015.

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