Images for Saparmurat Niyazov on Daylife

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Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:58:08 GMT

In this photo taken on June 14, 2009, a 12-meter (40-foot) gold-leaf statue of late Turkmenistan's President Saparmurat Niyazov stands on a 75-meter (246-foot) pedestal in the Turkmen capital Ahgabad.

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Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:07:49 GMT

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Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:03:21 GMT

In this photo taken on June 14, 2009, a gold-leaf bust of late Turkmenistan's President Saparmurat Niyazov, foreground left, is seen in the Turkmen capital Ahgabad, with a woven portrait of Turkmen President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov at right.

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Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:25:43 GMT

In this photo taken on June 14, 2009, a guard walks in front of a mosque circled by minarets, left, and the family mausoleum of late Turkmenistan's President Saparmurat Niyazov, right, at the memorial complex built not far from Turkmen capital Ashgabat.

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Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:12:59 GMT

A wedding convoy passes a Turkmen flag near the mausoleum of the country's former leader Saparmurat Niyazov near the capital Ashgabat February 19, 2009.

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Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:14:17 GMT

Wearing traditional Turkmen costumes dancers perform near a polling station a parliamentary election in the capital Ashgabat, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008.

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Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:43:11 GMT

With a portrait of Turkmenistan President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov in the background a voter in a traditional Turkmen woman's attire casts a ballot in a parliamentary election at a polling station in the capital Ashgabat, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008.

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Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:41:15 GMT

With a portrait of Turkmenistan President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov in the background a voter casts a ballot in a parliamentary election at a polling station in the capital Ashgabat, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008.