Elihan Tore
Elihan Tore | |
|---|---|
| President of the East Turkestan Republic | |
| In office 12 November 1944 – 16 June 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Republic established |
| Succeeded by | Ehmetjan Qasim (as President of the Ili District Council) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 March 1884 Tokmok, Russian Turkestan, Russian Empire (modern day Kyrgyzstan) |
| Died | 28 February 1976 (age 91) Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union (modern day Uzbekistan) |
| Profession | Politician, poet, scholar |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Marshal of National Army |
Elihan Tore (Uyghur: ئەلىخان تۆرە; Chinese: 艾力汗·吐烈; 21 March 1884 – 28 February 1976) was the president of the Second East Turkestan Republic. He was born in Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan, and in 1920 he fled from the Soviet Union to Kashgar in Xinjiang, China. In April 1944, Tore, eleven other Turkic leaders formed a separatist organization in Ghulja (Yining) to end Chinese Nationalist rule and establish an independent East Turkestan. On 11 November 1944, they launched the Ili Rebellion with the support of the Soviet Union.