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Turkmenbashy Part 1: Soviet Stooge, Hermit Tyrant

Real Dictators

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Discretion Is the Better Part of Njazov

Turkmen President Sapemura Njazov refuses to come out publicly as either four or against the coup. He's calculating all the possible outcomes, says Luca Anchezki of Glasgow University. "He is not at all interested in joining an ideological war between hardliners and reformers," he adds.

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