From Sep 9, 1923 to Nov 10, 1938, he was also leader of the Republican People's Party.
From Sep 9, 1923 to Nov 10, 1938, he was also leader of the Republican People's Party.
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::''The National Assembly which first convened on 23 April 1920 in Ankara was the first clue to the Turkish Republic. The successful management of the War of Independence by this assembly accelerated the founding of the new Turkish State. On 1 November 1922, the offices of the Sultan and caliph were severed from one other and the former was abolished. There was no longer any administrative ties with the Ottoman Empire. On 29 October 1923, Turkish Republic was formally proclaimed and Atatürk was unanimously elected as its first President. On 30 October 1923, the first government of the Republic was formed by İsmet İnönü. Turkish Republic started to grow on the foundations of the twin principles "Sovereignty, unconditionally belongs to the nation" and "peace at home, peace in the world,"'' [http://www.ataturk.com/content/view/24/43/ Biography of Atatürk]