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1928-1933 The forced collectivization of Soviet Central Asians under the

First Five Year Plan.

15 October 1929 The Tajik SSR is created.

1930 The completion of the Turkestan-Siberian Railroad.

November 1933 The Turkish-Islamic Republic of Eastern Turkestan (TIRET) is

established in Kashgar.

December 1933 The beginning of Soviet control of Xinjiang under Governor

Sheng Shizai.

July 1934 The TIRET falls to Dungan (Chinese Muslim) forces.

1936 The incorporation of the Karakalpak ASSR into the Uzbek SSR.

5 December 1936 The Kazak and Kirghiz SSRs are created.

1937 Muslim revolt in Kashgar, Xinjiang, resulting in Soviet military

intervention.

1939-1940 The Cyrillic script replaces the Latin Alphabet in Soviet Central

Asia.

1939-1945 World War II

1944 The forced evacuation of Crimean Tatars, Meskhetian Turks, and

other Caucasian Muslims to Soviet Central Asia.

12 November 1944 As a result of the Kulja rebellion against China, the Republic of

Eastern Turkestan is established in the provinces of Tarbagatay ve
Altai. Alihan Türe is elected president.

1945-1949 Civil War in China between the Communists and the Nationalists.

June 1946 The ETR disbands as a result of a treaty with Nationalist China.

1947 The partition of British India and independence of India and Paki-

stan.

August 1949 Leaders of the Xinjiang Muslim League die in a mysterious plane

crash en route to meeting the new Communist leaders in Beijing.

1 October 1949 The People's Republic of China (PRC) is established by Mao Tse-

tung.

1955 The establishment of the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region

in China.

1962 Mass exodus of Kazaks from Xinjiang to Soviet Central Asia.

1966-1976 The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in the PRC.

1973 A military coup in Afghanistan abolishes the monarchy and estab-

lishes Muhammad Daud Khan as prime minister of the Republic
of Afghanistan.

1976 The death of Mao Tse-tung.