TÜRKMENBAŞI THE GREAT (1940-2006)

[sovietnimrod]

His Excellency Saparmurat Niyazov Turkmenbashi the Great, President of Turkmenistan and Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, died this morning from a heart attack.

"I'm personally against seeing my pictures and statues in the streets - but it's what the people want..." - TurkmenbashiCriticized by Western media as one of the world's most

Comments

[kitsune_13]

I still want to see a picture of the "national hairstyle"!

[sovietnimrod]

Basically no long hair or beards - Albania did the same thing when it was communist, allegedly to keep out all the hippies and supress religion.

Turkmenbashi was known to dye his hair.

[piscesdreams]

Sounds like General Zod!

[sovietnimrod]

General Zod rocks!

[seymour_glass]

In 2004, insisting that all licensed drivers pass a morality test.

i could get behind this...