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He was probably referring to Nation-state in the legalese meaning of the word. Don't know much about him. why it was an important leader from your perspective?
@Natalia maybe interested on this too
Consider the economic situation in Africa today. He awakened a nation in a much worse situation. At the time, the people called themselves Ottomans. They had even forgotten their Turkish ancestry. The Arabic alphabet was used. He made it clear that his language was Turkish and he was Turkish. And thousands of other actions I can't even list here. Atatürk's way of thinking and character are entirely based on independence and sovereignty. I recommend you reading about him.
He is known by very few people because the Western world ignores him. Because he is the only leader who defeated imperialism.
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Africa is a continent, not a nation-state. Are you comparing Africa with the Ottoman empire?
I wonder where is the limit between leader and dictator. Hitler was a leader for a lot of German people too, I am not saying it is the same, just saying that you're maybe coming from a nation-state perspective, not a sovereign perspective. Saying states are sovereign is like saying elephants can flight. Sounds to me, Atatürk was claiming independence, not sovereignty, for Turkey.
Sovereignty belong to individuals, not to communities or nations.