Saparmurat Niyazov - Wikipedia
WEBSaparmurat Atayevich Niyazov ( Russian: Сапармурат Атаевич Ниязов; Turkmen: Saparmyrat Ataýewiç Nyýazow; [a] 19 February 1940 – 21 December 2006), also known as Türkmenbaşy, [b] was a Turkmen dictator who ruled …
Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan - Wikipedia
WEBTürkmenbaşy (Turkmen Cyrillic: Түркменбашы, Turkmen Arabic; توركمنباشی, also spelled Turkmenbashy and Turkmenbashi, the latter a back-formation of the Cyrillic Түркменбаши), formerly known as Krasnovodsk (Russian: Красноводск), Kyzyl-Su, and Shagadam (Turkmen: Şagadam), is a city in Balkan Province ...
Saparmurad Niyazov | Turkmenistan’s Controversial Leader
WEBMay 2, 2024 · Saparmurad Niyazov (born Feb. 19, 1940, Kipchak, near Ashkhabad, Turkmen S.S.R., U.S.S.R. [now Ashgabat, Turkm.]—died Dec. 21, 2006, Ashgabat) was a Turkmen politician who ruled Turkmenistan for some 15 years.
Turkmenbashi | Saparmurat Niyazov, Central Asia, Caspian Sea
WEBTurkmenbashi, port city, western Turkmenistan. The city was renamed in 1993 by Turkmenistan’s dictator-president, Saparmurad Niyazov, who patterned the new name after his own formal title of Turkmenbashi (“Head of the Turkmen”). The city lies on the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea, at the foot of
Saparmurat Niyazov | Turkmenistan - ThoughtCo
WEBMar 8, 2017 · President Saparmurat Niyazov awarded himself the name "Turkmenbashi," meaning "Father of the Turkmen," as part of his elaborate cult of personality in the former Soviet republic of Turkmenistan. He expected to be next only to the Turkmen people and the new nation in his subjects' hearts. Early Life.
The personality cult of Turkmenbashi | World news | The Guardian
WEBDec 21, 2006 · The personality cult of Turkmenbashi. From rotating gold statues of himself, to renaming the months in honour of his family, Saparmurat Niyazov's rule was authoritarian and eccentric. Staff and...
Turkmenbashi – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
WEBTurkmenbashi, formerly known as Krasnovodsk, is a beautiful coastal city of 68,000 people (2015) on the Caspian Sea in Balkan Province. It serves as Turkmenistan 's main access to the sea and has much of the country's oil refineries. Understand.
The coffee-table view of Turkmenbashi's dictatorship
WEBDec 11, 2008 · Photograph: Nicolas Righetti. Books blog Art and design books. This article is more than 15 years old. The coffee-table view of Turkmenbashi's dictatorship. A fascinating new book on the...
Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmen Leader, Dies at 66
WEBDec. 21, 2006. MOSCOW, Dec. 21 Saparmurat Niyazov, the authoritarian president of Turkmenistan, died unexpectedly today, the Turkmen government said, raising questions about succession and...
Memoir | In the Court of Turkmenbashi | Eurasianet
WEBAug 20, 2021 · Memoir | In the Court of Turkmenbashi The former U.S. ambassador to Turkmenistan describes close interactions with a paranoid and shortsighted dictator. Steven Mann Aug 20, 2021
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