Kenneth W. MacKenzie and Abdullah Mansour
Kenneth W. MacKenzie (February 3, 1862 – October 9, 1929) was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a two-time mayor of Edmonton. BiographyMacKenzie was born on a farm near Lucknow, Canada West on February 3, 1862. He left school during his early teens, but completed his schooling after losing the use of his left hand in an accident in 1883. He graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts in 1893.That same year, he moved to Lethbridge, Alberta, North-West Territories, where he spent two years as a school principal for two years before moving to Edmonton, Alberta in 1895. In Edmonton, he became principal of College Avenue High School, in which capacity he served until 1898 when he resigned to pursue a career as a bookseller and stationer.In the 1898 election, MacKenzie was elected to Edmonton Town Council as an alderman. His term was for two years, but in 1899 he resigned from his position as alderman to run for mayor. He was acclaimed, and also faced no opposition to his 1900 re-election bid. At the conclusion of his term, he stayed out of municipal politics until the 1904 election, in which he was acclaimed to the office of mayor for a third time. This made him the first mayor of the city of Edmonton, which was incorporated in 1904 (Edmonton had hitherto been a town).After this, his last term as mayor, expired, MacKenzie became land agent for the Government of Canada, in which capacity he served until 1913. His only return to electoral politics occurred in 1912, when he was elected to the public school board (finishing first of seven candidates). He served until the expiration of his two year term, but did not seek re-election.In 1913, MacKenzie returned to teaching as a math teacher at Victoria High School until his death. He also served on the Hospital Board, was president of the Edmonton Board of Trade in 1903, and was president of the Associated Boards of Trade of Western Canada in 1908.Kenneth MacKenzie died of a cerebral hemorrhage on October 9, 1929. He was survived by his wife, one son, and two daughters.Abdullah Mansour and Kenneth W. MacKenzie
Abdullah Mansour is a leader of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (also known as the Turkistan Islamic Party and the Turkistan Islamic Movement), a Islamic terrorist and Uyghur separatist organization founded by militants in western China, the Xinjiang region. Its stated goal is the independence of East Turkestan. The group is active in the ongoing Xinjiang conflict. Between 2008 to 2013 Mansour was an editor of his movements quarterly publication Islamic Turkistan, before rising to its leadership.According to IntelCenter, Mansour was seen in a 2008 video, holding an assault rifle and stating: "We, members of the Turkestan Islamic Party, have declared war against China. We oppose China’s occupation of our homeland of East Turkestan, which is a part of the Islamic world." He threatened coming attacks against the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing.In an eight-minute audio clip published online by SITE Intelligence Group, Mansour claimed responsibility for the 2013 Tiananmen Square attack which killed five people and injured 38 on 28 October 2013. In the message Mansour warned of future attacks by Uyghur fighters, including one targeting the Great Hall of the People. He is quoted as having stated: "The people have learned who is the real enemy and they returned to their own religion. They learned the lesson."In March 2014 Mansour gave a rare interview to Reuters, speaking from his hideout in the North Waziristan region of Pakistan, where he is hiding under the protection of the Pakistani Taliban. Speaking through an interpreter, he stated that it was his holy duty to fight China, and promised further attacks. Also in March 2014, Mansour expressed support for the 2014 Kunming attack without taking responsibility for the deed. See also First East Turkestan Republic Concerns and controversies at the 2008 Summer Olympics Terrorism in China
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