Fun fact 2 about Türkmenbaşy
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Niyazov declared himself Türkmenbaşy, meaning 'Leader of all Turkmen', a year after becoming the first popularly elected president.
Türkmenbaşy
Turkmenistan
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Türkmenbaşy
Turkmenistan
Country
Turkmenistan
Population
71.0K
Coordinates
40.00, 52.97
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.
From the “Soviet politics” section
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