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Born Feb 19, 1940 · Gypjak, Turkmenistan
Awards: Order of Neutrality, Order of the Renaissance (Turkmenistan), Order of Friendship of Peoples, Medal "For Labour Valour", Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots, Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class
Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov was a Turkmen politician and dictator who led Turkmenistan from 1985 until his death in 2006.