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Oles Honchar | |
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Олесь Гончар | |
 Honchar in 1950 | |
| Born | Oleksandr Terentiiovych Bilychenko (Олександр Терентійович Біличенко) 3 April 1918 |
| Died | 14 July 1995 (aged 77) |
| Resting place | Baikove Cemetery |
| Monuments | Kyiv |
| Citizenship | Soviet Union Ukraine |
| Education | Academician |
| Alma mater | Dnipropetrovsk University Shevchenko Institute of Literature (NANU) |
| Occupation(s) | academician, prosaic, civil activist |
| Years active | 1938–1995 |
| Organization(s) | Writer's Union of Ukraine World Peace Council |
| Notable work | The Cathedral (novel) |
| Style | Socialist realism |
| Title | Deputy of Verkhovna Rada |
| Political party | CPSU (1946–1990) Rukh |
| Movement | Ukrainian republican committee in protection of peace Society of Ukrainian Language |
| Spouse | Valentyna Danylivna Honchar |
| Parent(s) | Terentiy Sydorovych Bilychenko (?-1918) Tetyana Havrylivna Honchar (?-1921) |
| Relatives | Oleksandra Sova (older sister) |
| Awards | Hero of Ukraine Hero of Socialist Labour numerous others (civil and military) |
Oleksandr "Oles" Terentiiovych Honchar (Ukrainian: Оле́сь Тере́нтійович Гонча́р; 3 April 1918 – 14 July 1995) was a Soviet and Ukrainian writer and public figure. He also was a veteran of World War II and member of the Ukrainian parliament.