#niyazov

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Saparmurat Niyazov,

post-Communist dictator of Turkmenistan

An illuminated 12-metre (39 ft) tall gold-plated statue of Niyazov rotated to always face the sun. It is placed on top of three-legged 75 meter (246 ft) tall arch.

Unfortunately, he doesn't rotate against the sun anymore...

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Niyazov - Father of Turkmenistan

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Turkmenistan-  Ashgabat

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Punk bend Proleće svira u Novom Sadu

Punk bend Proleće svira u Novom Sadu

Poznati novosadski punk hardcore sastav Proleće održaće koncert 5. decembra u klubu CK 13. Kao gosti, na sceni će im se pridružiti bendovi Niyazov i SNB (SkupljeniNaBrzinu). (more…)

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[pedrothepirate]

Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov 

Saparmurat Niyazov was the president-for-life of the Republic of Turkmenistan, a country formerly part of the Soviet Union. Elected in 1990, he was the first and only president of the country.

Niyazov was also batshit crazy. He built an immense gold statue of himself that rotates over the course of 24 hours so as to always face the sun. He introduced a new alphabet, renamed all the days of the week and months (mostly after himself and his family), banned lip syncing at concerts, long hair and beards on men. News reporters weren’t allowed to wear makeup, and gold teeth outlawed and he renamed the Turkmen word for bread after his mother.

He died from heart failure in December 2006.  

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Saparmurat Niyazov

[kvasrespecter]

One of the craziest presidents in recent times ...

... and most had never heard of him!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saparmurat_Niyazov

I mean he built a goddamn golden statue of himself that rotated 360 degrees every 24 hours so that it still faced the sun.