Turkestan Autonomy
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Turkestan Autonomy | |||||||||
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1917–1918 | |||||||||
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Anthem: Minister-President | | ||||||||
• 1917 | Mukhamedzhan Tynyshpaev | ||||||||
• 1917-1918 | Mustafa Shokay | ||||||||
Historical era | Russian Civil War | ||||||||
• Established | 27 November 1917[a] | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 22 February 1918 | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1918 | Almost 5 million | ||||||||
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Today part of | Uzbekistan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan |
The Turkestan Autonomy[b] or Kokand Autonomy was a short-lived state in Central Asia that existed at the beginning of the Russian Civil War. It was formed on 27 November 1917[a] and existed until 22 February 1918.[citation needed] It was a secular republic,[citation needed] headed by a president.[2]
It was one of the first secular states where the majority of the population were
History
The Turkestan Autonomy occupied former territories of the
The state was created by Jadids and Kadimis . The government of Turkestan autonomy in January announced its intention to convene its parliament on 20 March 1918,[1] on the basis of universal, direct, equal and secret ballot. Two-thirds of the seats in parliament were intended for Muslim deputies, and one-third was guaranteed to representatives of the non-Muslim population.[1] The existence of such a parliament was to be the first step towards the democratization of Turkestan.[citation needed]
In January 1918, in response to an ultimatum from the Soviets on the voluntary inclusion into
In November 1917, Muhamedzhan Tynyshpaev was the first president of the state.[2] The second and last president was Mustafa Shokay.[2]
See also
Notes
References
- ^ a b c Dauletbayeva, Altynzer (2017). "Turkestan Autonomy and legends about Mustafa Shokay". e-history.kz. Ministry of Information and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Archived from the original on 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7007-0957-1.
General references
- "Turkiston Muxtoriyati" entry in the National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan. (in Uzbek)