Chinghiz Aitmatov
Chinghiz Aitmatov Чыңгыз Айтматов | |
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Aitmatov in 2003 | |
| Born | 12 December 1928 |
| Died | 10 June 2008 (aged 79) Nuremberg, Germany |
| Genre | novels, short stories |
| Notable works | Jamila, The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years |
| Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to the European Union, NATO, UNESCO and the Benelux countries | |
| In office 1994–2006 | |
| President | Askar Akayev |
| Ambassador of the Soviet Union and Russia to Luxembourg | |
| In office 5 October 1990 – 6 January 1994 | |
| President | Mikhail Gorbachev Boris Yeltsin |
| Preceded by | Aleksandr Avdeyev |
| Succeeded by | Aleksei Glukhov |
| People's Deputy of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 1989–1991 | |
Chinghiz Torekulovich Aitmatov (12 December 1928 – 10 June 2008) was a Kyrgyz author who wrote mainly in Russian, but also in Kyrgyz. He is one of the best known figures in Kyrgyzstan's literature.