Saparmurat Niyazov Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids His Excellency Türkmenbaşy Saparmurat Niyazov
Saparmyrat Ataýewiç Nyýazow
Niyazov in 2002

1st President of Turkmenistan
In office 2 November 1990 – 21 December 2006
Prime Minister	Han Ahmedow (1990–1992)
Vice President	Orazgeldi Aýdogdyew (1992–2001) Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (2001–2006)
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Turkmenistan
In office 21 December 1985 – 16 December 1991
Preceded by	Muhammetnazar Gapurow
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Full member of the 28th Politburo
In office 14 July 1990 – 29 August 1991
Leader of the Democratic Party
In office 27 October 1991 – 21 December 2006
Preceded by	position established
Succeeded by	Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow

Personal details
Born	Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov (1940-02-19)19 February 1940 Gypjak, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union
Died	21 December 2006(2006-12-21) (aged 66) Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Political party	Democratic Party of Turkmenistan (1991–2006)
Other political affiliations	Communist Party of Turkmenistan (1962–1991)
Spouses	Muza Niyazova Russian: Му́за Ния́зова
Children	Murat Irina
Education	Leningrad Polytechnic Institute
Profession	Electrical engineer

Saparmurat Niyazov (February 19, 1940 - December 21, 2006) was the first President of Turkmenistan. He served from 1993 to 2006. Saparmurat Niyazov also called himself Türkmenbaşy, which means leader of the Turkmen people. He tried to make a cult of personality, which means that he put many pictures and statues of himself around his country to make himself seem important. While he was president, Niyazov made doing many things against the law, such as growing a beard or ballet dancing. He died from a heart attack on December 21, 2006, and Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow became the new president of Turkmenistan.

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Statue of Gurbansoltan Eje with her son, the future first president of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov
Askar Akayev, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Niyazov, Islam Karimov during the CIS meeting c. 1991
Saparmurat Niyazov is depicted on the 10,000 Manat Banknote from 1996
Postage stamp of Niyazov and Russian president Boris Yeltsin, 1993
Niyazov with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Moscow Kremlin, June 2000
Uzbek president Islam Karimov, Russia's Vladimir Putin, Niyazov and Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan in 2002
The rotating statue of Niyazov.
Niyazov in profile on Turkmenistan army flag
Exterior of the Mausoleum of Saparmurat Niyazov.
Tomb of Niyazov in Ashgabat.

Saparmurat Niyazov facts for kids

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