Nurmukhambet Kozhakhmetov (kaz. Нұрмұхамбет Қожахметов; 1935, USSR – 6 may 1960, Akmola) was a junior sergeant of the militia and a recipient of the Order of the Red Star. Only policeman who saved lives during the Akmola tragedy in 1959.
Biography
Father — Toktamishev Kozhakhmet, mother — Khairulina Nafisa, wife — Safia. During the Akmola tragedy of 14 June 1959, when a bridge collapsed, he saved the lives of dozens of people.
Death
Awards
Order of the Red Star — 21 January 1961
Commemoration
One of the streets of the city of Astana bears the name Nurmukhambet Kozhakhmetov Street.
Memory Bibliography 1967 — «Blue coatwear» 1972 — «Forever in the memory of people» 2026 — «Nurmukhambet Kozhakhmetov: Feat in Akmolinsk»
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