Gheni Batur

Gheni Batur(? - 29 June, 1981) is a Uyghur national hero.He was among the first 20 horsemen who began uprising in Nilka County of Ili valley of Sinkiang in September,1944 against Kuomintang Sinkiang provincial government, which eventually led to the establishment of Second East Turkistan Republic in northern Sinkiang (Jungaria).After the collapse of the Second East Turkistan Republic (November 12,1944- October 20,1949), he fled to the Soviet Union. He lies buried in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Bibliography

*Zordun Sabir, Anayurt, Almaty: Nash Mir (2006)
*Ziya Samedi, Gheni the Brave,