There is nothing in the world that could make me turn from the law. With a clear conscience, I am prepared to answer for each and every one of my pol… - Djemal Pasha
" "There is nothing in the world that could make me turn from the law. With a clear conscience, I am prepared to answer for each and every one of my political and administrative orders and actions, and to do so before the court of public opinion...
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About Djemal Pasha
Ahmed Djemal Pasha (Turkish: Ahmet Cemal Paşa) (May 6, 1872 – July 21, 1922), also known as Cemal Pasha or as Jamal Basha as-Saffah ("the Bloodthirsty") in the Arab world, was an Ottoman military leader and one of the Three Pashas that ruled the Ottoman Empire during World War I and carried out the Armenian genocide.
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Native Name:
Cemal Paşa
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احمد جمال پاشا
Alternative Names:
Ahmed Djemal Pasha
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Ahmed Djemal
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