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Part One: Turkmenbashi: The Dictator Who Declared Himself Jesus
Behind the Bastards
The Importance of Absolute Power in Turkmenistan
In 1992, Turkmenistan's new constitution declared that power is held by the president who was elected by the people. Nia Zov knew he had to do something to bind all of his people together. He used sketchy history to claim that all Turkmen were part of the same ethnic group and called himself "Turkmen Boschii"
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