Saparmurat Niyazov
Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov (19 Februar 1940 − 21 December 2006), (Roushie: Сапармурат Атаевич Ниязов) (Turkmen: Saparmyrat Ataýewiç Nyýazow) wis a Turkmen politeecian who served as Preses (later Preses for Life) o Turkmenistan frae 2 November 1990 till his daith in 2006. He wis First Secretary o the Turkmen Communist Party frae 1985 till 1991 an continued tae lead Turkmenistan for 15 years efter unthirldom frae the Soviet Union in 1991. His name in Inglis is a romanization o the Roushie spellin Сапармурат Атаевич Ниязов o his Turkmen name.
Saparmyrat Ataýewiç Nyýazow Сапармурат Атаевич Ниязов | |
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1st Preses o Turkmenistan | |
In office 2 November 1990 – 21 December 2006 | |
Succeedit bi | Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow |
First Secretary o the Central Committee o the Communist Pairty o the Turkmen SSR | |
In office 1985–1991 | |
Precedit bi | Muhammetnazar Gapurow |
Succeedit bi | Post abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | 19 Februar 1940 Gypjak, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union |
Dee'd | 21 December 2006 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | (aged 66)
Poleetical pairty | Communist Pairty o Turkmenistan (1962–1991) Democratic Pairty o Turkmenistan (1991–2006) |
Spoose(s) | Muza Sokolova Roushie: Муза Соколова[1] |
Bairns | Murat, Irina |
Profession | Electrical Ingineer |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Turkmen media referred tae him uisin the title "His Excellency Saparmurat Niyazov Türkmenbaşy, Preses o Turkmenistan an Chairman o the Cabinet o Meenisters". His sel-gien title Türkmenbaşy, or Turkmenbashi (pronoonced [tyrkmɛnbaʃɯ]), meanin Leader o Turkmens, referred tae his poseetion as the foonder an preses o the Association o Turkmens o the Warld.[2]
Foreign media criticized him as ane o the warld's maist totalitarian an repressive dictators, hielichtin his reputation o imposin his personal eccentricities upon the kintra, which extendit tae renamin months efter members o his faimily, an recoining the Turkmen wird for breid bi the name o his mither.[3]
References
eedit- ↑ "Наследником Туркменбаши может стать следователь московской прокуратуры" (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. 22 December 2006. Retrieved 22 December 2006.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ "Turkmenistan Fact Sheet, Government & Politics-President". Embassy of Turkmenistan. Archived frae the original on 5 December 2006. Retrieved 22 December 2006."Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 13 August 2002. Retrieved 20 November 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- ↑ BBC News, " Turkmen go back to old calendar", 24 April 2008.
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