Kurdistan Region honors 45th anniversary of 'Gulan Revolution'
The Kurdistan Region on Wednesday marked the Gulan (May) Revolution, led by the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and begun on May 26, 1976, against the former Baathist regime in Baghdad.
The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, sent a message on the occasion of the forty-fifth anniversary of the glorious Gulan Revolution. In his message he stated:
"The Gulan Revolution, which was an extension of the march of the great September Revolution, removed the darkness of despair, and continued the struggle chosen by the people of Kurdistan to obtain their legitimate rights with great determination and resolve," said Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani in a statement.
Initially concentrated in the border areas between Turkey and the Kurdistan Region, the rebellion is often seen as a continuation of the Sept. 11, 1961, Kurdish revolt under Abd al-Karim Qasim, who had become president of Iraq after leading a military coup against the British-installed Hashemite monarchy.
Source: Kurdistan 24 site
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