Seyid Riza

Seyid Riza
Seyid Riza, before 1937
Bornc. 1863
Lertik, Harput Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (present-day Ovacık, Tunceli)
Died15 November 1937 (aged 74)
Elazığ, Turkey
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
OccupationTribal leader
Known forExecuted for being one of the leaders of the Dersim rebellion
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Seyid Riza (Zaza: سەید ڕەزا, romanized: Seyîd Rîza, c. 1863 – 15 November 1937) was an Alevi Kurdish political leader of Dersim, a religious figure and the leader of the Dersim rebellion.

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