Deaths on September 25

Ali Saip Ursavaş

Died on September 25, 1939

Ali Saip Ursavaş, Turkish soldier and politician (b. 1885)

Ali Saip Ursavaş, also known as Ali Saib Bey (1885, in Revandüz (Rowanduz) – September 25, 1939 in Adana) was a Turkish career officer of Iraqi Turkmen origin, and one of the early key members of the CHP, who served as an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army. He was also a prominent politician of the Republic of Turkey. In 1925 he was nominated prosecutor at the Independence Tribunal in Diyarbakır which was established to counter the Sheikh Said Rebellion and sentenced Sheikh Said to death. Later he succeeded Hacim Muhittin Çarıklı as the Tribunals president.

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3 Mar

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
In Bombay, Mohandas Gandhi begins a hunger strike in protest at the autocratic rule in British India.
1 Apr

Francisco Franco
Spanish Civil War: Generalísimo Francisco Franco of the Spanish State announces the end of the Spanish Civil War, when the last of the Republican forces surrender.
6 Sep

Nazi Germany
World War II: South Africa declares war on Nazi Germany.
14 Dec

Soviet Union
Winter War: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations for invading Finland.
24 Dec

Pope Pius XII
World War II: Pope Pius XII makes a Christmas Eve appeal for peace.

Deaths on September 25

Ali Saip Ursavaş

Died on September 25, 1939

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