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Turkmenbashy Part 2: Putin, Taliban, Internet Shutdown

Real Dictators

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The Real Dictators of Turkmenistan

Sapomira Njazov has held power in Turkmenistan since the mid-1980s. He's not so much a politician as a deity, writes Peter Bergen. The Politburo in Russia no longer guarantees his right to rule, says Bergen. "He wants to infiltrate the homes and control the private lives of his people"

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