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| Turkmenbashi dedicates this year to his Mom... |
| 2003-01-19 |
| The year 2003 is dedicated to the deceased mother of Turkmenistan's president, the national assembly declared in a resolution published Saturday. That's so sweet. Can I have next year for my Mom? The resolution states that this is "the year of the Turkmen heroine ... the mother of the first and eternal president of Turkmenistan." Does he plan on being stuffed and mounted, like Lenin was? President Sapurmurat Niyazov has built an extensive personality cult around himself, erecting statues of his likeness, putting his portrait on the national currency and taking the name Turkmenbashi, of "Father of All Turkmen." Niyazov previously honored his mother, Gurbansoltan Niyazova, by renaming the month of April after her. That's appropriate. Gurbansoltan 1st is April Fools' Day... Do you get the impression Turkmenbashi has... ummm... issues? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 I get the impression he's a loon... |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-01-19 17:22:20 |