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Class on “Holy Rukhnama” Canceled in Turkmenistan Universities (Net News Publisher)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:14:27 GMT

A mandatory course on the “Holy Rukhnama”, a philosophical and historic book of the first president Saparmurat Niyazov, is abolished from September 1, in all universities in Turkmenistan. This year Rukhnama, which stands for Treatise of Spirituality, will be taught not as a separate course but together with other courses on history, political science, economics [...]

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What kind of crazy ideas would a country’s engineers and policymakers come up with if you took away its advanced degrees? (ComingAnarchy.com)

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:28:28 GMT

Turkmenistan has been making tremendous strides since the death of President “Turkmenbashy” Niyazov several years ago. For example, the country has reinstated the PhD degree, which was abolished in 1997. But some bad ideas remain, one of them being the “Golden Age Lake.” As much a wasteland as California’s Death Valley, the 90 mile [...]

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Asia.view: Hun Sen, the great survivor (The Economist)

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:29:31 GMT

One of the last (we hope) Asian strongmen OLD-SCHOOL Asian strongmen have become an endangered species. The future of even Central Asia's venerable strongman tradition has been in doubt since the death in 2006 of Turkmenistan's Sapurmurat Niyazov, who called himself "Turkmenbashi", the father of the Turkmen. The daddy of them all, Genghis Khan, is probably spinning in his grave at Mongolia's...

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Priapisms fit for a PM (The Australian )

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT

SINCE I last reported on Turkmenistan its delightful President for Life, Saparmurat Niyazov, has run out of it. That is, life.

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Still a prison (The Economist)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:24:00 GMT

Under Turkmenbashi?s shadow WHEN Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmenbashi or father of all the Turkmen, died of heart failure in December 2006, there was guarded optimism that better days might lie ahead for his benighted country. A year and a half later, assessments are at best mixed. This week the European Union and Turkmenistan held their first ?human-rights dialogue? in the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat....

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A Man Who Would Not Break (Persecution Blog)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:41:31 GMT

“Break him morally or destroy him physically!” The Turkmenistan bureaucrats had no more patience for this street preacher. Shageldy Atakov was offered his freedom under President Saparmurat Niyazov’s December 23, 2000, amnesty, provided he would swear the oath of allegiance...

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Turkmen Tower Gets Place in Sun (Moscow Times)

Mon, 19 May 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Turkmenistan plans to build a soaring $70 million monument in its capital that will outstrip anything built during the ostentatious rule of the late dictator Saparmurat Niyazov, the country's state newspaper reported Monday.

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Turkmenistan top build $70M monument in capital (OTB News)

Mon, 19 May 2008 11:06:42 GMT

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Turkmenistan plans to build a soaring $70 million monument in the capital that will outstrip anything built during the ostentatious rule of the late dictator Saparmurat Niyazov…. Share This

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Turkmenistan top build $70M monument in capital (Miami Herald)

Mon, 19 May 2008 10:43:00 GMT

Turkmenistan plans to build a soaring $70 million monument in the capital that will outstrip anything built during the ostentatious rule of the late dictator Saparmurat Niyazov.

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Turkmenistan top build $70M monument in capital (Seattle Times)

Mon, 19 May 2008 09:50:09 GMT

Turkmenistan plans to build a soaring $70 million monument in the capital that will outstrip anything built during the ostentatious rule of the late dictator Saparmurat Niyazov.

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Turkmenistan top build $70M monument in capital (kansascity.com)

Mon, 19 May 2008 09:50:00 GMT

Turkmenistan plans to build a soaring $70 million monument in the capital that will outstrip anything built during the ostentatious rule of the late dictator Saparmurat Niyazov.

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Turkmenistan top build $70M monument in capital (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Mon, 19 May 2008 09:49:00 GMT

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan -- Turkmenistan plans to build a soaring $70 million monument in the capital that will outstrip anything built during the ostentatious rule of the late dictator Saparmurat Niyazov.

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Gas pipeline to China becoming reality (turkmenistan.neweurasia.net)

Mon, 12 May 2008 10:00:05 GMT

Gas pipeline from Turkmenistan unlike the pre-Caspian project (see my previous post) is becoming reality. Here is a bunch of facts to prove it. The first frame agreement on gas exports to China was signed by former president Sapparmurat Niyazov in April 2006. Just year later, his successor – Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov went to Beijing in [...]

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Mtl must act fast to snag this baby! (Coolopolis)

noreply@blogger.com (Kristian) — Thu, 08 May 2008 02:58:00 GMT

The world's greatest public monument is on the block and Montreal should move fast to make a winning bid. Recent reports have noted that The Neutrality Arch in beautiful downtown Ashgabat, Turkmenistan will be removed. The great leader it celebrated, Niyazov died sorta mysteriously last year and was replaced by his appointed successor, the dentist Berdymukhamedov who may or may not be his secret...

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Turkmenistan dictator Niyazov's golden statue removed to suburbs (Times Online)

Mon, 05 May 2008 20:51:26 GMT

The statue was the most prominent of a series of vanity projects, including an ice palace and a 40m pyramid, that Niyazov built with income from Turkmenistan's huge gas reserves, while his five million people lived in poverty. He ruled the Central Asian republic, formerly part of the Soviet Union, with an iron fist for 21 years until he died of heart failure, aged 66, in December 2006.

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Turkmen leader dismantles monument to ex-ruler (International Herald Tribune)

Mon, 05 May 2008 13:25:52 GMT

A decision to remove a 75-meter-tall monument was the latest step in dismantling the personality cult of the former leader of Turkmenistan, Saparmurad Niyazov.

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Niyazov's Statue Will Fall (Moscow Times)

Sun, 04 May 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Turkmenistan's leader has ordered the removal of a giant golden statue of his late predecessor from downtown Ashgabat, the Turkmen capital.

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Turkmenistan to move Niyazov statue (Al Jazeera)

Sun, 04 May 2008 05:41:23 GMT

Turkmen president orders removal of his predecessor's golden statue.

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Neutrality Goes South (turkmenistan.neweurasia.net)

Sat, 03 May 2008 11:35:21 GMT

The Turkmen government has announced it will take down the Arch of Neutrality monument topped by a revolving golden statue of former President Saparmurat Niyazov in what is possibly the most drastic act to date in the dismantling of the late leader’s cult of personality. The 75-meter high monument will be relocated to a site [...]

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Turkmenistan: Welcome Openings, Sad Closings (Global Voices Online)

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:26:33 GMT

Patrick Frost says that Turkmenistan's ‘opening up’ diplomatically from isolationist and totalitarian Niyazov era has been proven by the nation's participation in the latest NATO Summit, EU Troika, and warming of relations with Turkey. But religious and personal freedoms still lag behind, he notes.

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