Four men who eventually became Prime Ministers in their countries
fought at the battle of Gallipoli during World War I. What were their
names and countries?
Please note that Ataturk (who was a general on the Turkish side) does
not count as part of the four as he became President. |
Request for Question Clarification by
bobbie7-ga
on
17 Nov 2003 11:02 PST
Hi Aleximus!
I have only been able to find two men who fought at the battle of
Gallipoli during World War I and eventually became Prime Ministers.
If you are interested in the partial information that I was able to
locate, you could lower the price of your question accordingly.
(You can change the price by going to "My Account,"
selecting "My Unanswered Questions", clicking on the question, and
then clicking on "Change Question Parameters" to modify the pricing.)
Afterwards, you can post another question, if you wish, to see whether
someone can find the other two men who became Prime Ministers.
Thanks,
Bobbie7
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Request for Question Clarification by
justaskscott-ga
on
17 Nov 2003 11:39 PST
I have seen this same trivia question in a posting from early last
year, with no answer. The posting says: "Present as combatants during
the battle of Gallipoli in WWI there were allegedly four future Prime
Ministers. Three of these were ---, --- and Harold McMillan (UK).
Who was the fourth? Kemal Ataturk was there, but he was never Prime
Minister of Turkey, although he did become its President." I have
inserted the blank spaces to indicate the Prime Ministers that
bobbie7-ga found.
Harold MacMillan [correct spelling] appears to be an incorrect answer;
he served on the Western Front. I wonder then if the initial trivia
question might have been wrong in assuming four Prime Ministers.
So my question to you is: Where did you hear this question? Was it
from a reputable source? Do you have any clues as to the answer?
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Clarification of Question by
aleximus-ga
on
21 Nov 2003 19:14 PST
The names I already have are two Australians and (from memory) one
British man (not Harold McMillan). The question came from a reputable
source, and I *suspect* the fourth person may be from one of the
countries that contributed minor forces, or who became PM of a country
that did not exist in 1915 (eg India), or somebody who fought in
another country's army.
I have good research skills, but this question has stumped me!
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Request for Question Clarification by
justaskscott-ga
on
21 Nov 2003 19:39 PST
I believe that Atatürk was the fourth prime minister after all. An
official web page of the Turkish government states that he was
initially Speaker of the Grand Assembly, which "was a position equal
to that of the president as well as the prime minister".
"Biography of Atatürk" [about 4/5 of the way down the page]
Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Culture and Tourism
http://www.kultur.gov.tr/portal/default_en.asp?belgeno=4601
So, in effect, Atatürk was a prime minister: there was a semantic
difference in the title, but not a substantive difference in the
office.
Would this explanation suffice as the answer?
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