▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁affairs ▁commission . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁Deput y ▁during ▁the ▁L X I ▁Legisl ature . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁O ax aca ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁( M ex ico ) ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies ▁( M ex ico ) ▁Category : Inst itution al ▁Revolution ary ▁Party ▁polit icians ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Mexican ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁Sof ia ▁Ni y oz ova ▁() ▁( Dec ember ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁– ▁ 2 0 1 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁T aj ik ist ani ▁phys ician , ▁active ▁during ▁the ▁Soviet ▁era . ▁ ▁Born ▁into ▁a ▁working - class ▁family ▁in ▁Sam ark and , ▁Ni y oz ova ▁received ▁her ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁Sam ark and ▁Institute ▁of ▁Medicine ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁she ▁took ▁a ▁position ▁acting ▁as ▁Health ▁Ins pect or ▁for ▁the ▁T aj ik ▁SS R . ▁She ▁left ▁this ▁post ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁phys ician ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁in ▁which ▁capacity ▁she ▁remained ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁She ▁spent ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁Ukraine ▁where ▁she ▁treated ▁thousands ▁of ▁soldiers . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4