Kenan Evren
Kenan Evren during the state visit to the United States in June 1988
7th President of Turkey
In office 12 September 1980 ? 9 November 1989
Prime Minister	Bulend Ulusu Turgut Ozal
Preceded by	Fahri Koruturk
Succeeded by	Turgut Ozal
Chief of the General Staff of Turkey
In office 7 March 1978 ? 1 July 1983
Preceded by	Semih Sancar
Succeeded by	Nurettin Ersin
Commander of the Turkish Army
In office 5 September 1977 ? 6 March 1978
Preceded by	Semih Sancar
Succeeded by	Nurettin Ersin
Personal details
Born	( 1917-07-17 ) 17 July 1917 Ala?ehir , Ottoman Empire
Died	9 May 2015 (2015-05-09) (aged 97) Ankara , Turkey
Cause of death	Gastrointestinal bleeding induced by bradycardia and proctocolectomy
Resting place	Turkish State Cemetery
Nationality	Turkish
Spouse(s)	Sekine Evren ( m.  1944–1982)
Children	3
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Turkey
Branch/service	Turkish Land Forces
Years of service	1938?1983
Rank	General

Ahmet Kenan Evren (17 July 1917 ? 9 May 2015), was a Turkish politician who served as the 7th President of Turkey . He was a former Turkish general and the leader of the coup d'etat on 12 September 1980 .

On 18 June 2014, Evren and General Tahsin ?ahinkaya were given life sentences because of their roles in the 1980 coup. Evren and ?ahinkaya had both of their military ranks stripped and both were demoted to rank of Private . ^[1]

Evren died at a military hospital in Ankara of gastrointestinal hemorrhage on 9 May 2015, aged 97. ^[2]

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