Turghun Almas was a Uyghur historian and poet born in Kashgar. He was criticized for his "support for ethnic nationalist separatists" by Wang Lequan. He was jailed from 1943 to 1946 and again from July 1947 to April 1949 for his political activities. In 1950 he became an editor for the Azadliq (Freedom) newspaper.
Writers from China 6
About this person
Country
ChinaCategory
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 2001 · aged 76
Written about in
10 languages
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