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Chinghiz Aitmatov
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<p>Chinghiz Torekulovich Aitmatov (12 December 1928 – 10 June 2008) was a Kyrgyz author who wrote mainly in <a href="/facts/Russian_language/ETXrTgHV">Russian</a>, but also in Kyrgyz. He is one of the best known figures in <a href="/facts/Kyrgyzstan/MSNdCp8u">Kyrgyzstan</a>'s literature. </p>