Hüseyin Avni Zaimler (1877,

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– March 10, 1930,

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), also known as Hüseyin Avni Bey or Hüseyin Avni Pasha, was an officer of the

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and a general of the

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. After the declaration of the

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, he became a politician and served in the

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.Türk Parlamento Tarihi Araştırma Grubu, ''Türk Parlamento Tarihi, Millî Mücadele ve T.B.M.B. I. Dönem 1919-1923 - III. Cilt: I. Dönem Milletvekillerin Özgeçmişleri'', Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Vakfı Yayınları, Ankara, 1995, , pp. 825-827. With

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's order on November 21, 1923, Huseyin Avni received the Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon, the highest decoration at the time, for his service during the

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. On 24 January 1924, he was promoted to rank

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. He was a descendant of the

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Biography

Hüseyin Avni was born in 1877 as the son of Mustafa Bey. Upon graduating from Monastir Military High School in 1893, where he befriended

, he attended Ottoman Military Academy. In 1903 he was promoted to the rank of

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and in 1908 he was promoted to the rank of

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Medals and decorations

* Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon

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Biography

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