Yusupbek Mukhlisi

Yusupbek Mukhlisi
يۈسۈپبەگ مۇخلىسى
Leader of the United Revolutionary Front of East Turkestan and the East Turkistan National Committee
In office
1969 – August 2004
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born1920[1]
Atush, Republic of China
DiedAugust 2004 (aged 83–84)[2]
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Political partyUnited Revolutionary Front of East Turkestan
Military service
AllegianceSecond East Turkistan Republic
Branch/serviceEast Turkistan National Army (Ili National Army)
Years of service1945-1949
RankLieutenant Colonel

Yusupbek Mukhlisi (1920–2004)[1][2] was a Uyghur nationalist, former military officer, and the leader of the United Revolutionary Front of East Turkestan (URFET)[3][4] who advocated for the restoration of an independent East Turkistan Republic.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Kazakhstan: Exiled Uighurs Step Up Fight Against Beijing". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ Hutzler, Charles (11 February 1997). "Chinese blame riots on Islamic sect, exile group blames executions". AP News. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  4. ^ Reed 2010, p. 37
  5. ^ Bransten, Jeremy (9 October 997). "Kazakhstan: Exiled Uighurs Step Up Fight Against Beijing". Radio Liberty.

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