TURKMENBASHI DIED
Support A1+!Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov was the President of Turkmenistan, from 1990 until his death. It was under his leadership that Turkmenistan declared its freedom from the former Soviet Union. His official title is "His Excellency Saparmurat Niyazov "Turkmenbashi," President of Turkmenistan and Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers". His title Turkmenbashi, "Leader of all Ethnic Turkmen" referred to his position of the founder and president of the Association of Turkmen of the World.
The State TV Station of Turkmenistan has officially confirmed the news about Turkmenbashi’s death. .
“At about 1:10 a.m., Saparmurat Niyazov’s heart stopped beating. President of Turkmenistan died at the age of 67”, says the official report broadcast via all media. According to non-official sources, “the cause of the death could be the diabetes”.
Security Council of Turkmenistan has already convened plenary sitting. The key issues of the discussion were the country’s stability and maintenance of discipline.
