Isa Yusuf Alptekin
| Isa Yusuf Alptekin (艾薩·玉素甫·阿布甫泰肯) |
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| Member of the Legislative Yuan from Xinjiang province | |
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In office 1939 – - |
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| Born | 1901 Kashgar, Qing Dynasty |
| Died | 1995 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Isa Yusuf Alptekin or ʿĪsa Yūsuf Alptekin (Uyghur: ئەيسا يۈسۈپ ئالپتېكىن (عيسى يوسف الپتگین) or (عيسى يوسف الپتكین) (Turkish:İsa Yusuf Alptekin )Айсабек Chinese: 艾萨·玉素甫·阿布甫泰肯; pinyin: Àisà Yùsùfŭ Ābùfŭtàikěn; 1901 – 17 December 1995), known in China as Ai Sha (Chinese: 艾沙伯克; pinyin: àishābókè), was a Uyghur political leader. After the communist takeover of Xinjiang, Alptekin went into exile from China in 1949.
He was born at 1901 in Yengisar County, Kashgar, Qing Dynasty. He headed the First East Turkestan Republic in Kashgar from November 12, 1933 to February 6, 1934 as the General Secretary of the National Assembly of the Republic, alongside Prime Minister Sabit Damulla, and titular President Hoja-Niyaz. He also represented Xinjiang in Nanjing from 1932 to 1934. Initially the republic was named the "Turkish Islamic Republic of East Turkestan" (TIRET), representing the multi-national staff of its government, which included Uyghurs, Kazakhs and Kyrgyz; its anti-Hui, anti-Han, and anti-communist policies, declared in its declaration of independence; and basic Islamic principles, declared in its constitution.
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