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megaweapon5.bsky.social
Why wouldn’t it be real? He’s our Saparmurat Niyazov. I’m just waiting for the rotating gold statue of him to appear in Lafayette Square.
January 8, 2026 at 1:22 AM
handcart.bsky.social
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Booking open now for Saucy Jeff - a musical.
Personally, I've just got tickets for a play: The Niyazov Effect 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I can't wait 😁
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January 4, 2026 at 11:39 AM
novaoulx.bsky.social
Getting these vibes again, still
Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov (19 February 1940 – 21 December 2006) was a Turkmen politician and dictator who led Turkmenistan from 1985 until his death in 2006. He was the first secretary of the Communist Party of Turkmenistan from 1985 until 1991 and supported the 1991 Soviet coup attempt. He continued to rule Turkmenistan as the first president for 15 years after independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. On the afternoon of 21 December 2006, Turkmen state television announced that President Saparmurat Niyazov had died of a sudden heart attack in the early morning hours at around 01:10 local time at his residence, the Türkmenbaşy Palace, age 66. One month prior to his death, Niyazov had publicly announced that he had been taking heart medication for the past few years for an unidentified cardiac condition. The Turkmen Embassy in Moscow later confirmed this report. The circumstances of Niyazov's death have been surrounded by some media speculation. Some Turkmen opposition sources also claim that Niyazov died on 14 December, a week before the officially announced date.
January 3, 2026 at 1:18 AM
jamesmccrea.bsky.social
That’s also me being very surprised to learn that Niyazov died almost 20 years ago.
January 1, 2026 at 1:32 AM
uncaringwaifu.bsky.social
#OTD in

1911a: Dr Sun Yat Sen elected 1st Provisional President of Republic of China

1911b: Mongolia Independence Day

1998: Cambodia Khmer Rouge leaders Khieu Samphan & Nuon Chea apologised for 1.5M killed by Pol Pot; "Please forget the past & please be sorry for me", "we wanted to win the war"
Summ'o Bonus #OTD in 1835: Trail of Tears; US Treaty of New Echota signed, minority Treaty Party ceded Cherokee lands in exchange for $5M (~$185M) & western relocation 1890: Wounded Knee Massacre; US Army's attempt at disarmament ended in 200+ dead Lakota natives 1934: Japan renounced WW1 disarmament treaties as it ramped up its military 1937: New Constitution changed Irish Free State to Ireland 1940; WW2 Nazi Blitz; Luftwaffe dropped 20k+ bombs on London, UK 1970: US Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSH Act) established Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) 1989: Velvet Revolution ended w/ Václav Havel elected President of Czechoslovakia 1996: 36-yr Guatemala Civil War ended 1999: Turkmenistan made Saparmurat Niyazov President for Life 2015: World Health Organization declared end of Guinea Ebola outbreak 2018: Lowest storm-top temperature; NOAA/NASA recorded 161.96 K (-111.19°C, -168.14°F) during W Pacific storm cluster -------------------- Pictured top is a 1930 black and white newspaper clipping from the St Paul Dispatch announcing Fred Newton's Mississippi swim. Below is a black and white photograph of Newton as he poses in front of the swim's promotional vehicle. Pictured bottom is a revised entry for Newton's historic swim in the Guiness Book of World Records. On December 29th, 1930, Fred Newton of Clinton, Oklahoma completed his 2,938 kilometre (1,826 mile) swim down the Mississippi River from Minneapolis, Minnesota to New Orleans, Louisiana. Then the longest-distance ever swam, Newton began on July 6th and spent a total of 742 hours in the river. When the water fell below 8.3° C (47° F), Newton wore wool underwear and slathered axle grease on his body for insulation. Meant to be a 90-day publicity stunt for fame and fortune, the swim earned Newton little more than a hot bath from the New Orleans Athletic Club and his since-broken Guinness World Record.
December 30, 2025 at 12:08 AM
casfetera.bsky.social
Saparmurat Niyazov, presidente de Turkmenistán entre 1991 y 2006, cambió los nombres de algunos meses del año por los de miembros de su familia y el suyo propio y no espero menos de Donald Trump.
December 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
00dad.bsky.social
Crazy. If Trump knew about Saparmurat Niyazov, he’d want to be just like him.
December 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
stevierea.bsky.social
Turkmenbashi did it better
A golden statue of Saparmurat Niyazov, the post-Soviet dictator of Turkmenistan: a ma wearing a suit and holding a cape? a flag? over his back, with fountains at his feet. A different/similar statue was once upon a monument in Ashgabat that rotated slowly so that it was facing toward the sun 24 hours per day
December 26, 2025 at 3:58 AM
sirbant.bsky.social
Is the Piggy Orange Buffoon an imitation of Saparmurat Niyazov... their biography is so closely matched it's scary !
portlandken.bsky.social Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 16d
The most despotic of the post-Soviet dictators, Saparmurat Niyazov, who went by the name Türkmenbaşy, renamed pretty much everything in the country and even the days of the week and months of the year after himself and his family.

Trump is following in his ignominious footsteps. What a role model.
Annual Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump’s name installed on Kennedy Center | CNN Politics
The host of the Kennedy Center’s annual Christmas Eve jazz performance canceled Wednesday’s concert, citing the board of trustees’ move to rename the facility for both the 35th president and President...
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December 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
portlandken.bsky.social
The most despotic of the post-Soviet dictators, Saparmurat Niyazov, who went by the name Türkmenbaşy, renamed pretty much everything in the country and even the days of the week and months of the year after himself and his family.

Trump is following in his ignominious footsteps. What a role model.
Annual Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump’s name installed on Kennedy Center | CNN Politics
The host of the Kennedy Center’s annual Christmas Eve jazz performance canceled Wednesday’s concert, citing the board of trustees’ move to rename the facility for both the 35th president and President...
www.cnn.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:50 AM
dpbsmith.bsky.social
The late Saparmurat Niyazov, dictator of Turkmenistan, erected dozens of monuments to himself. They're mostly gone, some mysteriously.
December 25, 2025 at 2:49 AM
dpbsmith.bsky.social
Saparmurat Niyazov, dictator of Turkmenistan, put his name (and names of family members) on everything, including the days of the week and the months of the year. And big statues of himself everywhere. Mostly gone within a couple of years of his death. A few statues remain.
December 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
angusm.bsky.social
Saparmurat Niyazov, the autocratic ruler of Turkmenistan, renamed months after him and his parents. He also ordered the building of a giant gold statue of himself that rotated to face the sun.

If Trump does start reorganizing the calendar, we know the giant sun-facing statues can't be far behind.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
grigopop.bsky.social
Trump is rapidly achieving levels of personalism and a cult of personality that it took Romania's #Ceaușescu and Turkmenistan's #Niyazov many years to achieve.

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December 23, 2025 at 12:53 AM
devonp.bsky.social
The US turning into an enormous, nuclear armed, version of Turkmenistan under Niyazov just drives home that this is the moment of the absurd.
December 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
theshiveringtruth.bsky.social
Look up Saparmurat Niyazov.
December 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
irishgawdess.bsky.social
Had to look this one up! I'm just not as familiar w/ foreign dictators as I ought to be! /s

Niyazov was dictator of Turkmenistan for about 15 years until he died of a heart attack on 21 December 2006.

You didn't ask, but this is his predecessor 👇

1/4

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurbang...
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow - Wikipedia
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December 20, 2025 at 4:08 AM
nikolajbill.bsky.social
Someone corrupt, ignores due process, and stamps their name on everything?
Former Authoritarian President Saparmurat Niyazov of Turkmenistan Nicolae Ceaușescu of Romania Joseph Stalin of the USSR Donald Trump
December 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
ragesinggoddess.bsky.social
I see we're moving into our Saparmurat Niyazov era
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 21d
I’m currently outside of the Kennedy Center:
The building now reads: “The Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts”
December 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
mboxer.bsky.social
Saparmurat Niyazov. Nothing's Trumpier than renaming the months and days of the week to soothe Dear Leader's ego.
December 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
bfeincole.bsky.social
ChatGPT:
Countries where leaders have named buildings after themselves while in power
Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il
Saparmurat Niyazov
Nursultan Nazarbayev
Heydar Aliyev
Yoweri Museveni
Robert Mugabe
Teodoro Obiang
Hafez al-Assad and Bashar al-Assad
Saddam Hussein

There is always room for one more.
December 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
billdinyeg.bsky.social
Trump”s latest antics, namely adding his name to buildings, reminds me of Saparmurat “the Sun King” Niyazov, one-time dictator of Turkmenistan. For more info, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saparmu...
Saparmurat Niyazov - Wikipedia
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December 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
oh-canada.bsky.social
Sounds like he is the second coming of Saparmurat Niyazov..!
December 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
oh-canada.bsky.social
Saparmurat Niyazov incarnate.....
December 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
oh-canada.bsky.social
We are awaking to a new Saparmurat Niyazov.

IYKYK
December 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM