East Turkestan
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East Turkestan (also "East Turkistan", Sherqiy Türkistan in Uyghur, Doğu Türkistan in Turkish), or Uyghuristan, can refer to a number of different concepts.
- The territory of Xinjiang in western China is known as East Turkestan amongst portions of the Uyghur Turkic population.
- The concept may also refer to the broader political movement for East Turkestan independence.
- The First East Turkestan Republic was a short-lived government that existed from 1932-1934 in the area surrounding Kashgar.
- The Second East Turkestan Republic was established in 1944 and lasted until the arrival of the Chinese Communist Party People's Liberation Army in 1949.
- The East Turkestan Islamic Movement is a specific separatist organization that has been designated a terrorist group by the PRC and the United States.