Saparmurat Nijasov

Saparmurat Nijasov was a Turkmen politician who served as the President of Turkmenistan from 1990 until his death in 2006. He was a key figure in the country's authoritarian government and was known for his flamboyant and self-aggrandizing style. Nijasov was born in 1940 in the village of Mary, Turkmenistan. He studied law at the University of Moscow and later became a lawyer in Turkmenistan. Nijasov rose to power in...