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Declared President for Life of Turkmenistan December 28, 1999, Saparmurat Niyazov, famous throughout the former Soviet Union due to the overwhelming love of his personality. He held the title of Turkmenbashi - the father of all Turkmen. In the history of Saparmurat Niyazov came as president-reformer. BBC News result is not a complete list of his original ideas and reforms. To perpetuate the name of his
The key point in Niyazov's personality cult was the use of the name of Turkmenbashi. Factories, farms, schools and even local products were called Turkmenbashi. Each student in the country, and the soldiers had to wear a wrist watch with a portrait of the leader and the students were obliged every morning before lessons to pronounce vow: "If I betray the great Saparmurat Turkmenbashi, let my heart stop».





Decorate your country statues
During his rule, Niyazov erected across the country currently 14,000 statues. The most famous - the 75-meter gilded figure of Niyazov that rotates so that the statue was always facing the sun. Installed the monument in Ashgabat - the capital of Turkmenistan.



He created a monument without hands
Niyazov wrote the "holy book of all Turkmen." According to the author, "Rukhnama" sums up the historical activity of the Turkmen. Experts argue that most of the text - a rip-off.



Created Turkmen calendar
Niyazov has changed the names of months and days of the week. For example, January is named after him, and in March - his mother's name. September was renamed the title of his book of spiritual reflections - "Rukhnama».
Full calendar.
January (Ýanwar) - «Turkmenbashi» (Türkmenbaşy aý),
February (Fewral) - «Baidak» (Baýdak aý, «Month banner»),
March (Mart) - «Novruz» (Nowruz aý, in honor of the Eastern New Year),
April (Aprel) - «Gurbansoltan Eje» (Gurbansoltan aý, in honor of the president's mother),
May (Maý) - «Makhtumkuli» (Magtymguly aý, in honor of the great Turkic poet Makhtumkuli Turkmen classics),
June (Iýun) - «Oguz» (Oguzhan aý, after Oguz Khan - the progenitor of the branch of the Turks - Oguz, to which the Turkmens),
July (Iýul) - «Gorkut-Ata» (Gorkut aý, the epic hero of the Turkmen),
August (Awgust) - «Alp Arslan» (Alp Arslan aý, the Turkmen leader),
September (Sentýabr) - «Rukhnama» (Ruhnama aý, book Turkmenbashi),
October (Oktýabr) - «garashsyslyk» (Garaşsyzlyk aý, «month of Independence»),
November (Noýabr) - «Sanjar» (Sanjar aý, the historical leader of Turkmenistan),
December (Dekabr) - «Bitaraplyk» (Bitaraplyk aý, «month neutrality»).



Reformed education and science (It would have liked to many)
Niyazov's decrees education in schools was reduced to 9 years in two universities. The schools stopped teaching physical education and labor, instead entered vocational training. The Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan has been closed altogether.



He closed regional libraries
"All the same, nobody goes there," - lamented Turkmenbashi.



Banned Internet
The activities of organizations providing Internet services was banned Internet cafes are closed.
Close all the country's hospitals
"Why do we have so many hospitals? If people are ill, they can come to Ashgabat "- says Father of all Turkmen. In addition, he outlawed all infectious diseases, including cholera and AIDS, and forbade any mention of them.
Overturned pension
According to Niyazov, the elderly will have to feed their adult children. "Retired fainted, they are overtaken by a heart attack, they died right in post offices, banks and social security, when they learned that they have selected, one completely, one partially retired" -pisali media.
Banned opera, ballet, stage and circus
"How can we instill a love for ballet a Turkmen, if his blood is not the ballet?" - He asked himself Niyazov. "Opera is also not for the Turkmen. I once had with his wife in Leningrad in the opera "Prince Igor", so do not understand anything, "- he recalled. It was closed as concert halls and circus.



Banned makeup
Using cosmetics was banned to all residents, but especially strict this rule applies to broadcasters. Turkmen also banned dye your hair, though he Niyazov since 2002, constantly painted black. He forbade young men to wear long hair, beard and mustache.
And gold teeth
"Teachers complain about small salaries, and teeth - gold. As representatives of international organizations may believe in your poverty, when the mouth of the teacher full of gold? This is not our culture and our tradition ».



Announced sex affair public
"Every true Turkmen - Niyazov claimed - should identify themselves with the country, its culture and way of life. Copulation has always been and remains a matter for genuine citizen detoproizvodnym solely state. Private pleasure does not apply to progressive culture of the Turkmen people ».
Saparmurat Niyazov had been in power since 1985, when he was appointed head of the Republican Committee of the CPSU. Since 1990, he combined the posts of president, prime minister and supreme commander, was a six-time hero of Turkmenistan. During the rule of Niyazov has consistently among the top ten worst dictators in the world. According to rumors, the country's budget over the years accumulated in the personal account of Turkmenbashi.



Dec. 21, 2006, he died of acute heart failure. Turkmenbashi's successor was his former dentist Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. He abolished the study of the "Rukhnama" in school, back Turkmen circus and pensions (about 30 dollars), but the whole life of ordinary citizens to the change of the head of state has not changed much.

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Source: www.vesti.ru