Saparmurat Niyazov
President of Turkmenistan from 1990 to 2006
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Updated 2026-05-29
Ran Turkmenistan with an iron fist from 1985 until his 2006 death, transitioning from Soviet Communist Party boss to autocratic president. Built a personality cult so elaborate he renamed months and days after himself.
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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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