For which organization within the Ottoman Empire was Enver Pasha a member?
Committee of Union and Progress
Ottoman Liberty Party
Young Ottoman Party
Committee of Equality and Development
Answer
The Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), or the Young Turks, was a secret society founded in 1889. It was a coalition of Ottoman intellectuals, army officers, and students who wanted to reform the Ottoman Empire. Enver Pasha was a member of the CUP and played a key role in the Young Turk Revolution of 1908.
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