Activism · 1958–2013
Sakine Cansız
Sakine Cansız (Turkish pronunciation:; Kurdish: Sakîne Cansiz, IPA:; 1958 – 10 January 2013) was one of the co-founders of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). A Kurdish activist and in the 1980s, she was arrested and tortured by Turkish police.
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- Would be
- 68
- Age at death
- 54
- Years since death
- 13
- Born
- February 12, 1958 · Tunceli Province, Turkey
- Died
- January 9, 2013
- Nationality
- Turkish
- Known for
- Activism
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- Born on February 12Born on February 12 too? You share your birthday with Sakine Cansız, Abraham Lincoln, Charles Darwin and 25 more famous people. See your full list of birthday twins.Date page
- Died on January 9Sakine Cansız is remembered every January 9, along with 22 other notable people who died on this day. Discover what else happened on that date.Date page
- See the front page from the day Sakine Cansız was bornA newspaper front page for 12 February 1958, styled like the papers of the time, with headlines and famous birthdays from that day.Birthday newspaper
- Would-be age todaySakine Cansız would be 68 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversarySakine Cansız's 69th birthday is in 110 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!69th
- Death anniversaryThe 14th anniversary of Sakine Cansız's death is in 76 days. A moment to remember their legacy.14th
- Aquarius zodiac signAquarius people are known for being inventive, independent and humanitarian. Are you a Aquarius like Sakine Cansız? Meet your star-sign twins.Zodiac
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