Uyghur: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: eHRAF World Cultures - Uyghur. | Sep 17, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: eHRAF World Cultures - Uyghur. | May 11, 2026 | ||
| Updated the discussion of the Uyghur language, the origins of the Uyghur people, and the human rights situation in Xinjiang. | Apr 24, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Council on Foreign Relations - China�s Repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang. | Jul 03, 2023 | ||
| Changed spelling of “Uighur” to “Uyghur.” | Jul 06, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Minority Rights Group - Uyghurs in Kazakhstan. | Aug 03, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: History Today - A Uighurs� History of China. | Aug 03, 2020 | ||
| Corrected that the Han population constituted two-fifths of Xinjiang's total population in the late 20th century, not the early 20th century. | Feb 05, 2020 | ||
| Added details of the Chinese government's crackdown on Uighurs in 2017. | Sep 04, 2018 | ||
| Article revised and updated. |
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Mar 09, 2015 | |
| Pinyin rendering changed to Weiwu'er, and Uyghur added as an alternate name. |
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Oct 08, 2009 | |
| Updated to mention demonstrations in Urumqi. | Jul 08, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 31, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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