Committee of Union and Progress

political party in the Ottoman Empire
Organization political_party Q1559352
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Committee of Union and Progress

Summary

Committee of Union and Progress is a political party[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of political_party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,635 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Committee of Union and Progress is in the country of Ottoman Empire[3].
  • Committee of Union and Progress's instance of is recorded as political party[4].
  • Committee of Union and Progress's instance of is recorded as political organization[5].
  • Committee of Union and Progress's instance of is recorded as political party in the Ottoman Empire[6].
  • Committee of Union and Progress is associated with the Young Turks movement[7].
  • Committee of Union and Progress's headquarters location is recorded as Istanbul[8].
  • Committee of Union and Progress's Commons category is recorded as Committee of Union and Progress[9].
  • Committee of Union and Progress's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as D50000[10].
  • Committee of Union and Progress's chairperson is recorded as Djemal Pasha[11].
  • Committee of Union and Progress's chairperson is recorded as Talaat Paşa[12].
  • Committee of Union and Progress's chairperson is recorded as Enver Pasha[13].
  • January 1, 1889 marks the founding of Committee of Union and Progress[14].
  • Committee of Union and Progress was dissolved in January 1, 1918[15].
  • Committee of Union and Progress's location of formation is recorded as Istanbul[16].
  • Committee of Union and Progress's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Committee of Union and Progress[17].
  • Committee of Union and Progress's political ideology is recorded as Pan-Turkism[18].
  • Committee of Union and Progress's political ideology is recorded as Turkish nationalism[19].
  • Committee of Union and Progress's political ideology is recorded as Ottomanism[20].
  • Committee of Union and Progress's political ideology is recorded as Pan-Islamism[21].
  • Committee of Union and Progress's political ideology is recorded as progressivism[22].
  • Committee of Union and Progress's political ideology is recorded as secularism[23].
  • Committee of Union and Progress's political ideology is recorded as constitutionalism[24].
  • Committee of Union and Progress's political alignment is recorded as right-wing[25].
  • Committee of Union and Progress's date of official opening is recorded as June 3, 1889[26].
  • Committee of Union and Progress's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'İttihad ve Terakki Cemiyeti'}[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1889 marks the founding of Committee of Union and Progress[14]. Its location of formation is recorded as Istanbul[16].

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CUP'}[28] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'CUP'}[29].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Djemal Pasha[11], a politician[30], 1872–1922[31], of Ottoman Empire[32], awarded the Pour le Mérite[33], specialised in politics[34]; Talaat Paşa[12], a politician[35], 1874–1921[36], of Ottoman Empire[37], awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Liberty[38]; and Enver Pasha[13], a politician[39], 1881–1922[40], of Ottoman Empire[41], awarded the Pour le Mérite[42].

Operations

Committee of Union and Progress's headquarters location is recorded as Istanbul[8].

Dissolution

Committee of Union and Progress was dissolved in January 1, 1918[15].

Why It Matters

Committee of Union and Progress ranks in the top 2% of political_party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,635 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

References

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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