Mahsum Korkmaz

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Mahsum Korkmaz
Nickname	Agit
Born	Silvan, Turkey
Died	March 28, 1986 Mount Gabar
Allegiance	Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
Years of service	1978-March 28, 1986
Rank	Military Commander
Battles/wars	1982 Lebanon War Kurdish–Turkish conflict

Mahsum Korkmaz, also known as Agit, was the first commander of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)'s military forces.^[1] He is known to have led the 15 August 1984 PKK attacks which was the start of the PKK's armed rebellion for Kurdish independence.^[2] He was killed on March 28, 1986, by Turkish forces.^[3]

The PKK's main training facility during the 1980s and early 1990s, the Mahsum Korkmaz Academy, which was located in the Lebanon's Beqaa Valley was named after him.^[4] Today, Mahsum Korkmaz is honored in the form of many commemoration days by the Kurdish Movement.

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Preceded by Post Created	Military Commander of the PKK 1980 – 1986	Succeeded by Cemil Bayık

Persondata
Name	Korkmaz, Mahsum
Alternative names	Agit
Short description	PKK military commander
Date of birth	1956
Place of birth	Silvan, Turkey
Date of death	March 28, 1986
Place of death	Mount Gabar

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