Türkmenbaşy
#1181 in WorldTurkmenistan
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Population
71K
Coordinates
40.0000, 52.9667
Category
cities
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Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov was a Turkmen politician and dictator who led Turkmenistan from 1985 until his death in 2006. He was the first secretary of the Communist Party of Turkmenistan from 1985 until 1991 and supported the 1991 Soviet coup attempt. He continued to rule Turkmenistan as the first president for 15 years after independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
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