Yusupbek Mukhlisi
Yusupbek Mukhlisi | |
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Leader of the United Revolutionary Front of East Turkestan | |
In office 1969–2001 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born |
1920[1] Kashgar, Republic of China |
Died |
2004[2] Almaty, Kazakhstan |
Political party | United Revolutionary Front of East Turkestan |
Yusupbek Mukhlisi (1920 - 2004)[1][2] was a Uyghur nationalist and the leader of the United Revolutionary Front of East Turkestan (URFET).[3][4] He lived in-exile with other former URFET members in Almaty, Kazakhstan,[5][6] after fleeing to the Soviet Union in 1960.[7]
Along with Taynutdin Basakov, Mukhlisi also led the Committee for East Turkestan until its dissolution around the late 1990s.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Kazakhstan: Exiled Uighurs Step Up Fight Against Beijing". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- 1 2 3 Reed, J. Todd; Raschke, Diana (2010). The ETIM: China's Islamic Militants and the Global Terrorist Threat. ABC-CLIO. p. 40. ISBN 9780313365409. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ↑ Hutzler, Charles (11 February 1997). "Chinese blame riots on Islamic sect, exile group blames executions". AP News. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ↑ Reed 2010, p. 37.
- ↑ "Riots sparked off by public executions, says leader of exiles". 12 February 1997.
- ↑ Gottlieb, Esther (2017). Identity Conflicts: Can Violence be Regulated?. Routledge. ISBN 9781351513876. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ↑ Cook, Ian G.; Murray, Geoffrey (2001). China's Third Revolution: Tensions in the Transition Towards a Post-communist China. Psychology Press. p. 133. ISBN 9780700713073. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
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