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'''Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov''' {{IPA|[θɑːpɑːrmuːrɑːt niːjɑːðɒv]}} ([[Turkmen language|Turkmen]] '''Saparmyrat Ataýewiç Nyýazow''') (born [[February 19]], [[1940]]) has been the most powerful figure in [[Turkmenistan]] since 1985. He is [[style (manner of address)|style]]d as "His Excellency Saparmurat Niyazov "Turkmenbashi", President of Turkmenistan and Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers". His title '''Turkmenbashi''', "the father of all Turkmen" refers to his position of the founder and president of the [[Association of Turkmens of the World]]. ▼'''Saparmourat Atayevich Niyazov''' (Hervez reolennoù-skrivañ nevez an [[turkmeneg]]: '''Saparmyrat Ataýewiç Nyýazow'''[[LFE|Distaget]]: [θɑːpɑːrmuːrɑːt niːjɑːðɒv]), bet ganet d'an 19 a viz C'hwevrer [[1940]] e [[Ashgabat]], a zo bet unan eus tud pennañ [[Turkemnistan]] abaoe [[1985]]. [[Prezidant da viken]] ar vro eo bet ivez abaoe [[1991]].
▲'''Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov''' {{IPA|[θɑːpɑːrmuːrɑːt niːjɑːðɒv]}} ([[Turkmen language|Turkmen]] '''Saparmyrat Ataýewiç Nyýazow''') (born [[February 19]], [[1940]]) has been the most powerful figure in [[Turkmenistan]] since 1985. He is [[style (manner of address)|style]]d as "His Excellency Saparmurat Niyazov "Turkmenbashi", President of Turkmenistan and Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers". His title '''Turkmenbashi''', "the father of all Turkmen" refers to his position of the founder and president of the [[Association of Turkmens of the World]].
Criticized by Western media as one of the world's most authoritarian and repressive [[dictator]]s, he also has a reputation of imposing his personal [[Eccentricity (behavior)|eccentric]]ities upon the country, although in Turkmenistan, many do regard him as the "Great Leader of the Turkmen" (the meaning of his title). {{fact}}
[[Global Witness]], a London-based human rights organization reported that money under Niyazov’s control and held overseas may be in excess of [[US dollar|US$]]3 [[1000000000 (number)|billion]], of which $2 billion is supposedly situated in the Foreign Exchange Reserve Fund at Deutsche Bank in Germany.<ref>http://www.globalwitness.org/reports/index.php?section=oil</ref>
==Background==
*[http://www.tmrepublican.org/images/turmen3.jpg Niyazov with his coat in solid gold]
==Miscellanea==
* 2005 was declared the year of [[Ruhnama]] by the parliament.
* In October 2005, 100,000 copies of a new book by Niyazov were printed. The book includes his lyrical poetry and short stories.
* Niyazov has ordered the building of a new university to be named after Ruhnama. The university is scheduled to be built in 2010.
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==ReferencesGwelet and notesivez==
* [[Ruhnama]]
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==External links==
*[http://www.turkmenbashi.org/ Official webpage (in English)] ▼*[http://www.globalwitness.org/reports/download.php/00297.pdf Global Witness Report]
*[http://www.ruhnama.info/ Ruhnama - Book by Turkmenbashy (online in English, Russian, Turkish, Turkmen)]
*[http://www.gundogar.org/?022000000000000000011000000 Opposition webpage (partly in English)]
* [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/12/31/60minutes/main590913.shtml Transcript of 2004 profile on news program 60 Minutes]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1298497.stm BBC News Country Profile of Turkmenistan with information and articles about Saparmurat Niyazov]
* [http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2006/edition_01-22-2006/Dictators ''PARADE'' Magazine's 2006 Annual List Of The World’s 10 Worst Dictators]
*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/13/AR2006041301632_pf.html Double Standards for Dictators], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', [[April 14]] [[2006]]
*[http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F00C14F73E5D0C748EDDA80894DB404482], "[[Show Trials Like Stalin's in Turkmenistan]]", [[The New York Times]] [[January 27]] [[2003]]
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