Mirzo Tursunzoda

Mirzo Tursunzoda (Tajik: Мирзо Турсунзода) (1911—1977) - was an important poet and a prominent politic figure. Today Tursunzoda has been elevated to the level of a national hero of Tajikistan. Tursunzoda's face appears on the front of the one Somoni note. The town of Tursunzoda is named in his honor. He was awarded the Stalin prize.

External links

• Tajik banknotes - includes picture of one Somoni note with Tursunzade's face.

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Name	Tursunzade, Mirzo
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Date of birth	1911
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Date of death	1977
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