We wrote last week about the emerging personality cult surrounding Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov. Not to be outdone by his predecessor Saparmurat Niyazov (who once had a meteorite dedicated to him), Berdymukhammedov has had streets and sc

ASHGABAT: Turkmenistan’s authoritarian president was sworn in on Friday for a second term during a lavish ceremony filled with adulation for the man increasingly referred to as the “protector” of this tightly controlled, resource-rich nation. Gurbanguli

ASHGABAT -- Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov was sworn in Friday for a second term after winning elections in the isolated ex-Soviet state with more than 97 percent of the vote. Berdymukhamedov appeared to distance himself from Turkmen

Associated Press (Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.) ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) - Turkmenistan's authoritarian president was sworn in Friday for a second

Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov was sworn in Friday at a ceremony attended by some 3

Turkmen authoritarian leader sworn in for new term The Associated Press Updated: 2012-02-17T09:46:11Z More News ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan -- Turkmenistan's authoritarian president has been inaugurated for his second five-year term after winning an election

With the world currently rocked by political unrest and open rebellion, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov of Turkmenistan on his resounding victory in last week’s elections. Apparently he won 97% o

Voters in Turkmenistan headed to the polls Sunday in a presidential election designed to c

Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov was sworn in Friday for a second term after winning elections in the isolated ex-Soviet state with more than 97 percent of the vote. Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov in Ashgabat in July 2008

President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov speaks in Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat in Oct. 2011. On Feb. 17 he was sworn in for a second term. (Igor Sasin/AFP/Getty Images) Turkmenistan's President, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, has taken the oath of office af

ASHGABAT:Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov was sworn in on Friday for a second term after winning elections in the isolated ex-Soviet state with more than 97 per cent of the vote. "I, Gurbanguly Myalikgulyevich Berdymukhamedov, assuming

AFP - Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov is to be inaugurated for a second term on Friday, less than a week after winning over 97 percent of the vote in elections, a source said. "The grand ceremony for the inauguration of the elected pr

ASHGABAT: Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov on Monday scored a massive re-election victory with over 97 per cent of votes in a poll where his uncritical rivals served only to make up the numbers. Berdymukhamedov scored 97.14 per cent of t

Turkmenistan’s president, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, scored a massive re-election victory Feb. 12 with over 97 percent of the vote in a poll where his uncritical rivals served only to make up the numbers. Berdimuhamedov, 54, scored 97.14 percent of the v

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Turkmenistan’s president Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has won the re-election on the 12 of February with 97,14% of the vote, leaving far behind the other seven candidates each having from 0,16% to 1,07%. This has been the second presidential election ever

Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov won a new five-year term by capturing 97 percent of the vote, election officials said Monday, but a Western expert called the vote a democratic sham. All of Berdymukhamedov’s seven opponents praised his

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov won a new five-year term by capturing 97 per cent of the vote, election officials said Monday, but a Western expert called the vote a democratic sham. All of Berdymukhamedov's se

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov spent his first months in office in 2007 reversing some of the more controversial policies of his predecessor, Saparmurat Niyazov. He reopened rural hospitals, for example, and expanded access to the Internet