Seyid Riza
Zaza tribal chief
Seyid Riza was a Zaza Alevi political leader of the Zaza Kurds of Dersim, a religious figure of Alevism. He was also the leader of the Dersim movement in eastern Turkey during the 1937–1938 Dersim Rebellion against the Turkish government of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. He declared a rebellion against the Turkish government after Nowruz festivities.
Seyîd Riza | |
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Born | 1863 |
Died | November 1937 (Aged 74) |
Nationality | Zaza Kurd |
Occupation(s) | Tribal leader and Alevi sheikh |
Known for | Executed for being one of the leaders of the Dersim rebellion. |