Ecevit was elected to Parliament for the first time in 1957. In 1966 he became the secretary-general of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), and in 1971, he resigned from the post in protest of a party decision to support the transitional government established by a military intervention. But in 1972, he returned to succeed İsmet İnönü as leader of the party and became prime minister in a coalition with Necmettin Erbakan’s National Salvation Party. During his terms as prime minister, Turkey launched the famous Peace Operation in northern Cyprus (1974), and terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan was apprehended in Kenya and flown to Turkey (1999). Ecevit died on Nov. 5, 2006 after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage in mid-May of that year.
Today is Guy Fawkes Day (or Bonfire Night) in England. This day memorializes the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605 in which Fawkes and others attempted to blow up King James I and parliament. Fawkes (1570-1606) was a Protestant by birth, but after he became a Roman Catholic following the marriage of his widowed mother to a man of Catholic background, he started to perceive King James’ treatment of Roman Catholics as unfair. The Gunpowder Plot was exposed and Fawkes, after undergoing severe torture, disclosed the names of his accomplices and with them he was hanged.
Today is the Day of the First Shout for Independence (or Cry of Independence Day) in El Salvador. This day commemorates the first Central American battle for independence in 1811.
Today is the anniversary of the death of the last representative of traditional Turkish theater, İsmail Hakkı Dümbüllü (1897-1973).
On this day in 1688, the Glorious Revolution took place. The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England (VII of Scotland) in 1688 by a union of politicians. As a result, Dutch Stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange) ascended the English throne as William III of England. The expression “Glorious Revolution” was first used by John Hampden in the autumn of 1689 and is an expression that is still used by the Westminster Parliament.
Gregorian Calendar: 05 November 2009 C.E.
Hijri Calendar: 18 Dhul-Qadah 1430 A.H.
Hebrew Calendar: 18 Cheshvan 5770
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