SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Azimzhan Askarov
1951 - 2020

Azimzhan Askarov
Azimzhan Askarov (Uzbek: Azimjon Asqarov, Азимжон Асқаров; 17 May 1951 – 25 July 2020) was a Kyrgyzstani political activist who founded the group Vozduh in 2002 to investigate police brutality. Of ethnic Uzbek descent, during the 2010 South Kyrgyzstan ethnic clashes, which primarily targeted people of the Uzbek nationality, Askarov worked to document the violence. He was subsequently arrested and prosecuted on charges of creating mass disturbances, incitement of ethnic hatred, and complicity in murder. Following a trial protested by several international human rights groups for irregularities—including alleged torture and the courtroom intimidation of witnesses by police—Askarov was given a life sentence, which he was serving. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Azimzhan Askarov is the 664th most popular social activist (up from 681st in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Kyrgyzstan and the 2nd most popular Kirghiz Social Activist.
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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Azimzhan Askarov ranks 664 out of 840. Before him are Nirmala Deshpande, Phoebe Hearst, Edvin Kanka Cudic, Aed Carabao, Mosab Hassan Yousef, and Mario Savio. After him are María Elena Moyano, Loujain al-Hathloul, Fartuun Adan, Siti Musdah Mulia, Flora Drummond, and Beyers Naudé.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNirmala Deshpande
1929 - 2008
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 658
Phoebe Hearst
1842 - 1919
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 659
Edvin Kanka Cudic
1988 - Present
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 660
Aed Carabao
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 661
Mosab Hassan Yousef
1978 - Present
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 662
Mario Savio
1942 - 1996
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 663
Azimzhan Askarov
1951 - 2020
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 664
María Elena Moyano
1958 - 1992
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 665
Loujain al-Hathloul
1989 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 666
Fartuun Adan
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 667
Siti Musdah Mulia
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 668
Flora Drummond
1878 - 1949
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 669
Beyers Naudé
1915 - 2004
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 670
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, Azimzhan Askarov ranks 651. Before him are Mercedes Cabrera, Hossein Alizadeh, Julian Lloyd Webber, Marietta Giannakou, Alan Merrill, and Françoise Nyssen. After him are Mike Bantom, Alan Minter, Rubén Cano, Jean-Pierre Bel, Debra Fischer, and Khattiya Sawasdipol. Among people deceased in 2020, Azimzhan Askarov ranks 751. Before him are Ali Khalif Galaydh, Doris de Agostini, Tamás Wichmann, Sergey Belyayev, Grant Imahara, and Alan Merrill. After him are Angelika Amon, Eugene Wright, Liang Wudong, Alan Minter, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Bernard Bailyn.
Others Born in 1951
Go to all RankingsMercedes Cabrera
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 645
Hossein Alizadeh
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 646
Julian Lloyd Webber
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 647
Marietta Giannakou
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2022
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 648
Alan Merrill
SINGER
1951 - 2020
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 649
Françoise Nyssen
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 650
Azimzhan Askarov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1951 - 2020
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 651
Mike Bantom
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 652
Alan Minter
BOXER
1951 - 2020
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 653
Rubén Cano
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 654
Jean-Pierre Bel
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 655
Debra Fischer
ASTRONOMER
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 656
Khattiya Sawasdipol
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1951 - 2010
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 657
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsAli Khalif Galaydh
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2020
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 745
Doris de Agostini
SKIER
1958 - 2020
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 746
Tamás Wichmann
ATHLETE
1948 - 2020
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 747
Sergey Belyayev
ATHLETE
1960 - 2020
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 748
Grant Imahara
ACTOR
1970 - 2020
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 749
Alan Merrill
SINGER
1951 - 2020
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 750
Azimzhan Askarov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1951 - 2020
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 751
Angelika Amon
BIOLOGIST
1967 - 2020
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 752
Eugene Wright
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2020
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 753
Liang Wudong
PHYSICIAN
1959 - 2020
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 754
Alan Minter
BOXER
1951 - 2020
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 755
Bucky Pizzarelli
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2020
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 756
Bernard Bailyn
HISTORIAN
1922 - 2020
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 757
In Kyrgyzstan
Among people born in Kyrgyzstan, Azimzhan Askarov ranks 38 out of 62. Before him are Vladimir Maksimov (1945), Satymkul Dzhumanazarov (1951), Kubatbek Boronov (1964), Igor Paklin (1963), Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev (1968), and Temir Sariyev (1963). After him are Tatyana Kolpakova (1959), Daniar Usenov (1960), Igor Chudinov (1961), Talant Mamytov (1976), Nikolay Chernetskiy (1959), and Ryan Murphy (null).
Others born in Kyrgyzstan
Go to all RankingsVladimir Maksimov
HANDBALL PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 32
Satymkul Dzhumanazarov
ATHLETE
1951 - 2007
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 33
Kubatbek Boronov
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 34
Igor Paklin
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 35
Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 36
Temir Sariyev
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 37
Azimzhan Askarov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1951 - 2020
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 38
Tatyana Kolpakova
ATHLETE
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 39
Daniar Usenov
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 40
Igor Chudinov
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 41
Talant Mamytov
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 42
Nikolay Chernetskiy
ATHLETE
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 43
Ryan Murphy
ATHLETE
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 44
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Kyrgyzstan
Among social activists born in Kyrgyzstan, Azimzhan Askarov ranks 2. Before him are Toktogul Satylganov (1864).