Yusupbek Mukhlisi
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]
Yusupbek Mukhlisi | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Along with Taynutdin Basakov, Mukhlisi also led the Committee for East Turkestan until its dissolution around the late 1990s.[2]
References
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