Statue dedicated in 1960s but removed shortly after Uzbekistan gained independence
Occupation(s)
Dancer, actress
Known for
Removing veil in public
The statue of Nurkhon, which used to be in the town square in Margilan, was removed after independence
Nurkhon Yuldashkhojayeva (Uzbek: Nurxon Yoʻldoshxoʻjayeva, often anglicized as Nurkhon Yuldasheva) was one of the first Uzbek women actresses and one of the first Uzbek woman to dance onstage without a paranja.[1] A rising star in Uzbek theater, her career was cut short in 1929 by an honor killing, she became a symbol of women’s liberation and resistance to feudalism.
^Vitkovich, Viktor (1954). A Tour Of Soviet Uzbekistan. Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House. p. 98.
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