Hakkı Atun (born 7 October 1935) is a former Prime Minister of the

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. He held this office between 1994 and 1996. He was born in

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in 1935. In 1959, he graduated from

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as an engineer architect. He studied urban planning at

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and

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Universities. In 1961–1975, he held various public positions. In 1963, he became the Regional Director of Limassol-Paphos Planning, in 1967 became the Head of the Planning and Construction Department, and in 1975, the Undersecretary of Housing. In the General Elections of

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

, he was elected as a Nicosia MP from the National Unity Party and served as the Minister of Settlement and Rehabilitation, the

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, the Ministry of National Education Culture, Youth and Sports and the Secretary General of the National Unity Party. In 1983, he became a member of the constituent assembly and served as the Minister of Settlement in the first Republican Government. From 1985 to 1993, he served as Speaker of the Assembly of the Republic. In 1992, he was elected President of the Democratic Party, which was formed as a result of the Movement he led with 9 MPs within the National Unity Party . He was elected as a Member of Parliament from the Democratic Party in the

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

General Elections and served as Prime Minister until 16 August 1996 in the Coalition Governments of the Democratic Party- Republican Turkish Party. On 4 October 1996, he was re-elected as the Speaker of the Assembly of the Republic. Later, he did not take part in the parliament. He is the Honorary President of DP. He speaks English and a little Greek. He is married and has two children. He is the son of the aunt of the 3rd President of TRNC Derviş Eroğlu .

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