Gulan Avci Explained
Gulan Avci (born 20 August 1977)[1] is a Swedish politician of Kurdish[2] descent, representing the Liberal Party.
She was elected deputy Member of Parliament in 2006 and served March – September 2009 and February – April 2010.[3] [4] In March 2010, she broke with her party line and voted in favor of the Recognition of the Armenian Genocide in Swedish Parliament.[5] She was the Chair of the Liberal women in 2014–2019. Avci was chairperson of the Kurdish Youth of Sweden between 1998 and 2000.
She is married to fellow liberal politician Fredrik Malm.
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Notes and References
- Web site: Om Gulan . Gulan Avci official website . 2010-01-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160731012312/http://www.gulanavci.se/omgulan.php . 2016-07-31 . dead .
- https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=10075459 Sweden Labels Mass Killing of Armenians Genocide
- http://www.riksdagen.se/sv/ledamoter-partier/Hitta-ledamot/Ledamoter/Avci-Gulan-0800956862429/?hist=true Gulan Avci
- News: Sweden: home away from home for Kurds . 12 April 2009 . Today's Zaman . FAZİLE ZAHİR . 23 January 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090413210949/http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=172211 . 13 April 2009 . dead .
- http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/2010/03/sweden-angers-turkey-with-genocide-vote-/67406.aspx Sweden angers Turkey with 'genocide' vote
