East Turkestan People's Revolutionary Party
| East Turkestan People's Revolutionary Party | |
|---|---|
| Shärqiy Turkistan Khälq Inqilawi Partiyisi 东突厥斯坦人民革命党 | |
| Dates of operation | 1969–1989 |
| Active regions | Xinjiang, China |
| Ideology | Marxism–Leninism Uyghur nationalism Separatism pro-Soviet anti-Chinese |
| Size | 60,000 (claimed) |
| Allies | Soviet Union Mongolia Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (from 1979) |
| Opponents | China |
| Battles and wars | Xinjiang conflict |
The East Turkestan People's Revolutionary Party (Uyghur: Shärqiy Turkistan Khälq Inqilawi Partiyisi; Chinese: 东突厥斯坦人民革命党) was a Uyghur communist party and armed separatist group in Xinjiang. It was founded in 1969 or earlier during Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution, and was the largest armed separatist group in the Xinjiang conflict before its dissolution in 1989.