Saparmyrat Ataýewiç Nyýazow, meaning "Leader of Turkmens", referred to his position as the founder and president of the Association of Turkmens of the World. Foreign media criticized him as one of the world's most authoritarian and repressive dictators, highlighting his reputation of imposing his personal eccentricities upon the country. He was also known for an all-pervasive cult of personality which, in many ways, rivaled that of Joseph Stalin. Wikipedia
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The dictator of Turkmenistan has fashioned a whole culture based on himself, putting his image on the money, omnipresent posters and even the national vodka. Bob Simon reports. www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/12/31/60minutes/main590913.s...
... of independent Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov (Turkmenbashy) "Establishing a nation-state is the expression of a nation's respect for its history and its trust in the future. A nation state ... presidentniyazov.tripod.com/
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