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Turkmen women dressed in traditional costume casts their ballot at polling station in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. Voters in Turkmenistan headed to the polls Sunday in a presidential election designed to cement the incumbent's hold on... View Photo »
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The Arch of Neutrality topped by a gold-plated statue of Turkmenistan's late President Saparmurat Niyazov stands in Ashagbat, Turkmenistan, on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, on the day of its unveiling. The arch was dismantled last year as authorities sought to... View Photo »
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Turkmens attend newly-elected President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov's oath ceremony in Ashgabat, 13 February 2007. Turkmenistan's new President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov moved 16 February 2007 to fulfil reform promises made since the death of his... View Photo »
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Members of the Turkmen People's Council watch during the Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov's oath ceremony in Ashgabat, 14 February 2007. Regime loyalist Berdymukhammedov was sworn in as Turkmenistan's new president at a grand ceremony amid hopes for reform... View Photo »
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Turkmenistan's new president Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov takes the oath during an inauguration ceremony in Ashgabat in Ashgabat, 14 February 2007. Regime loyalist Berdymukhammedov was sworn in as Turkmenistan's new president at a grand ceremony amid... View Photo »
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FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2007 file photo copies of the "Rukhnama" book by the late Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov are on display in a polling station in Niyazov's home village of Kipchak, Turkmenistan. Education authorities in the Central Asian... View Photo »
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FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 19, 2007 file photo a choreographed ceremony is seen to mark the Flag Day celebration that featured thousands of dancers and huge scale models of the Rukhnama book by the nation's late leader, Saparmurat Niyazov, background... View Photo »
About Saparmurat Niyazov
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Saparmyrat Ataýewiç Nyýazow (pronounced [θɑːpɑːrmɯːrɑːt niːjɑːðɒv]) (19 February 1940, Gypjak, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union – 21 December 2006) served as the head of state of Turkmenistan from 1985 until his death in 2006. He served as the First Secretary of the Turkmen Communist Party from 1985 until 1991 and the first President of Turkmenistan... Full Article
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The Arch of Neutrality topped by a gold-plated statue of Turkmenistan's late President Saparmurat Niyazov stands in Ashagbat, Turkmenistan, on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, on the day of its unveiling. The arch was dismantled last year as authorities sought to dismantle the cult of personality...
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Turkmens attend newly-elected President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov's oath ceremony in Ashgabat, 13 February 2007. Turkmenistan's new President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov moved 16 February 2007 to fulfil reform promises made since the death of his dictatorial predecessor, including to...
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The Arch of Neutrality topped by a gold-plated statue of Turkmenistan's late President Saparmurat Niyazov stands in Ashagbat, Turkmenistan, on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, on the day of its unveiling. The arch was dismantled last year as authorities sought to dismantle the cult of personality...
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