Background
Evren, Kenan was born in 1918 in Manisa, Turkey, WORLD0.
Evren, Kenan was born in 1918 in Manisa, Turkey, WORLD0.
Graduate, War Academy Turkey, 1938.
Commissioned 3rd Lieutenant, Turkish Army, 1938; advanced through grades to general, Turkish Army, 1964; battery commander, Turkish Army, 1940-1946; artillery battalion commander, Turkish Army, 1949-1957; assistant chief operations, 1st Army, 1957-1958; chief of staff, Turkish Brigade, Korea, 1958-1959; commanding, Infantry Regiment, 1961-1962; chief of staff, Army Corps, 1962-1963; chief training branch, Army Corps, 1963-1967; commanding general division, Army Corps, 1967-1968; army chief of staff, Army Corps, 1968-1970; chief inspector board and chief of staff, Turkish Land Forces Command, 1972-1975; deputy chief, Turkish General Staff, 1975-1976; commander, Aegean Army and Turkish Land Forces, 1976-1978; chief, Turkish General Staff, 1978-1980; chairman National Security Council and head of state, Republic of Turkey, 1980-1982; president, Republic of Turkey, 1982-1989.
Married; 3 children.