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'''Sheikh Abdul Aziz''' (1952 – 11 August 2008) was chairman of the Jammu Kashmir Peoples League and a prominent member of the [[All Parties Hurriyat Conference]], an alliance of Kashmiri separatist groups at the forefront of the political struggle against democratic Indian government in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="Kashmiri separatist leader killed-AlJazeera">{{cite news|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/08/2008811153847828577.html|title=Kashmiri separatist leader killed|date=12 August 2008|publisher=[[Al-Jazeera]]|accessdate=11 August 2009}}</ref> He was a strong advocate of the [[Self-determination#Jammu and Kashmir|right to self-determination]] of Kashmiri people and believed that an independent [[plebiscite]] under [[UN]] supervision could bring long lasting peace in [[South-Asia]].<ref name="Last words of Saheed-e-Azeemat Sheikh Abdul Aziz">{{cite news|url=http://www.kashmirwatch.com/showkashmir.php?subaction=showfull&id=1218663599&archive=&start_from=&ucat=17&var1news=value1news|title=Last words of Saheed-e-Azeemat Sheikh Abdul Aziz|date=13 August 2008|publisher=kashmirwatch.com|accessdate=11 August 2009}}</ref> | '''Sheikh Abdul Aziz''' (1952 – 11 August 2008) was chairman of the Jammu Kashmir Peoples League and a prominent member of the [[All Parties Hurriyat Conference]], an alliance of Kashmiri separatist groups at the forefront of the political struggle against democratic Indian government in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="Kashmiri separatist leader killed-AlJazeera">{{cite news|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/08/2008811153847828577.html|title=Kashmiri separatist leader killed|date=12 August 2008|publisher=[[Al-Jazeera]]|accessdate=11 August 2009}}</ref> He was a strong advocate of the [[Self-determination#Jammu and Kashmir|right to self-determination]] of Kashmiri people and believed that an independent [[plebiscite]] under [[UN]] supervision could bring long lasting peace in [[South-Asia]].<ref name="Last words of Saheed-e-Azeemat Sheikh Abdul Aziz">{{cite news|url=http://www.kashmirwatch.com/showkashmir.php?subaction=showfull&id=1218663599&archive=&start_from=&ucat=17&var1news=value1news|title=Last words of Saheed-e-Azeemat Sheikh Abdul Aziz|date=13 August 2008|publisher=kashmirwatch.com|accessdate=11 August 2009}}</ref> | ||
Aziz was killed by [[Indian Paramilitary Forces]] on 11 August 2008 while leading a | Aziz was killed by [[Indian Paramilitary Forces]] on 11 August 2008 while leading a demonstration against the alleged 'economic blockade' of the [[Kashmir Valley]] predominantly having [[Muslim]] population being enforced by native Kashmiri hardliner groups during the Amarnath land transfer row .<ref name="Obituary: Sheikh Abdul Aziz (1952-2008)">{{cite web|url=http://www.kashmiraffairs.org/sheik_aziz_profile.html|title=Obituary: Sheikh Abdul Aziz (1952-2008)|last=Murtaza|first=Shibli|date=11 August 2008|publisher=kashmiraffairs.org|accessdate=11 August 2009}}</ref> | ||
Aziz was a former [[Militant (word)|militant]] commander turned "pro-freedom" politician. He had been jailed on several occasions for demanding independence from both [[Kashmir]]. He is the third prominent separatist leader to have been killed after the eruption of 1989 armed struggle against Indian government in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<ref name="Kashmiri separatist leader killed-AlJazeera" /> | Aziz was a former [[Militant (word)|militant]] commander turned "pro-freedom" politician. He had been jailed on several occasions for demanding independence from both [[Kashmir]]. He is the third prominent separatist leader to have been killed after the eruption of 1989 armed struggle against Indian government in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<ref name="Kashmiri separatist leader killed-AlJazeera" /> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||