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Rebiya Kadeer

Uyghur politician, activist and businesswoman · China · On the map · Politicians · Born 1947 · age 79

Rebiya Kadeer is an ethnic Uyghur Chinese businesswoman and political activist. Born in Altay City, Xinjiang, China, Kadeer became a millionaire in the 1980s through her real estate holdings and ownership of a multinational conglomerate.

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Rafto Prize2004

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Kadeer held various positions in the National People's Congress in Beijing and other political institutions before being arrested in 1999 for, according to Chinese state media, sending confidential internal reference reports to her husband, who worked in the United States as a pro-East Turkistan independence broadcaster. After she fled to the United States in 2005 on compassionate release, Kadeer assumed leadership positions in overseas Uyghur organizations such as the World Uyghur Congress.

Country
China
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Living
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Born 1947 · age 79

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