Chinghiz Aitmatov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Chinghiz Aitmatov

Soviet writer

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1928

Place of Birth: Sheker, Talas Region, Kyrgyzstan

Date of Death: 10-Jun-2008

Profession: screenwriter, politician, diplomat, translator, journalist, novelist, science fiction writer

Nationality: Kyrgyzstan

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Chingiz Torekulovich Aitmatov (as transliterated from Russian; Kyrgyz: ?????? ??????????? ????????, properly transliterated: Çiñgiz Törökulovich Aytmatov); 12 December 1928 – 10 June 2008) was a Soviet and Kyrgyz author who wrote in both Kyrgyz and Russian.
He is one of the best known figures in Kyrgyzstan's literature.