About Zunun Taipov
Lived 1919 – 1988 (aged 68–69). Zunun Taipov was a Chinese and Russian military personnel.
Zunun Taipovich Taipov (18 August 1917 – 12 October 1984) was a Chinese Tatar military officer in the armies of the Second East Turkestan Republic and the People's Republic of China. He defected to the Soviet Union in the 1962 Yi–Ta incident, amid the Sino-Soviet split. He died in Alma-Ata (Almaty), Kazakhstan, in 1984.
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Who was Zunun Taipov?
Major General of the People's Liberation Army
When was Zunun Taipov born?
Zunun Taipov was born in 1919.
When did Zunun Taipov die?
Zunun Taipov died in 1988 in Almaty.
What was Zunun Taipov's occupation?
Zunun Taipov was a military personnel.
What nationality was Zunun Taipov?
Zunun Taipov was Chinese and Russian.
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