Abdukerim Abbasov

Abdukerim Abbasov was a Uyghur politician, revolutionary, and educator who was active in Xinjiang, China, during the early 20th century. He was one of the leaders of the Ili Rebellion of 1944, which resulted in the founding of the Second East Turkestan Republic (ETR) in northern Xinjiang. Abdukerim, along with Ehmetjan Qasimi, led the Marxist faction within the ETR, which in 1946 set aside the rebellion's declaration of independence and joined the Chinese nationalists in forming a provincial coalition government.