Thursday, February 18, 2010

Uyghur Leader Dead at 85

"Uyghur Leader Dead at 85
2010-02-18

ISTANBUL, Turkey—Gen. Mehmet Riza Bekin Pasha, an outspoken advocate for ethnic Uyghurs living under Chinese rule, died in the Turkish capital Ankara this week at the age of 85, after a six-month treatment for lung disease at the Gulhane Military Medical Academy here."

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