Hurmiz Malik Chikko
Hurmiz Malik Chikko | |
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Chikko (second from the left in the back row) with his men | |
| Born | 1934 |
| Died | December 2, 1963 (aged 28–29) Aloka, Iraq |
| Service years | 1958–1963 |
| Conflicts | First Iraqi-Kurdish War |
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Hurmiz Malik Chikko (Syriac: ܗܘܪܡܘܙ ܡܵܠܸܟ ܟ̰ܝܟܘ; 1934 - December 2, 1963) was an Iraqi Assyrian rebel leader and insurgent. He led the Assyrian armed struggle against successive Iraqi governments from the late 1950s–primarily during the First Iraqi–Kurdish War–until his death in 1963. He also promoted Assyrian autonomy in the Nineveh Plains.