Ahmet Baitursynuly

Ahmet Baitursynuly
Ahmet Baitursynuly
Ахмет Байтұрсынұлы
Born	September 5, 1872; Turgay Oblast, Russian Empire
Died	December 8, 1937 (aged 65); Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Cause of death	Execution by firing squad
Nationality	Kazakh
Occupations	Poet; turkologist; politic;
Political party	Constitutional Democratic (1905–1917); Alash (1917–1919); CPSU (1919-1929)
Spouse	Badrisafa Baitursynova

Ahmet Baitursynuly (Kazakh: Ахмет Байтұрсынұлы; 5 September 1872 — 8 December 1937) was a Kazakh poet who worked in politic, poetry, linguistics and education.^[1] He was arrested in 1937, for hiding "bourgeois nationalist sentiments", and executed.

Early life and education

Baitursynuly was born on 5 September 1872, in Turgay Oblast and was educated from Orenburg Teachers' School. When he was 13 years old, police officers came to village and caused trouble. Ahmet's father and three of his brothers fought with Colonel Yakovlev, and as a punishment, they were sent to Siberia for 15 years.

References

↑ "The Man Who Led His Nation to Enlightenment: Kazakhstan Marks 150th Anniversary of Prominent Scholar Akhmet Baitursynov". The Astana Times. Retrieved 1 September 2023.

[1] "The Man Who Led His Nation to Enlightenment: Kazakhstan Marks 150th Anniversary of Prominent Scholar Akhmet Baitursynov". The Astana Times. Retrieved 1 September 2023.

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Ahmet Baitursynuly
Ахмет Байтұрсынұлы
Born	(1872-09-05)September 5, 1872 Turgay Oblast, Russian Empire
Died	December 8, 1937(1937-12-08) (aged 65) Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Cause of death	Execution by firing squad
Nationality	Kazakh
Occupations	Poet turkologist politic
Political party	Constitutional Democratic (1905–1917) Alash (1917–1919) CPSU (1919-1929)
Spouse	Badrisafa Baitursynova