José Rizal
1861 – 1896 · Philippines · Literature, Medicine
Ophthalmologist whose novels ignited the Philippine revolution; executed at 35.
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- Pramoedya Ananta Toer
1925 – 2006 · Literature
The anticolonial novel of the Malay world begins with Noli Me Tangere.
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