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December 21 2006· Anniversary

Memorial Day of the First President S. A. Niyazov

The day on which Saparmurat Niyazov (1940–2006), the first President of independent Turkmenistan, died; an official memorial day.

Turkmenistan — Memorial Day of the First President S. A. Niyazov
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Saparmurat Niyazov (1940–2006) led Turkmenistan from 1990 and in 1991 became the first President of independent Turkmenistan. During his time the country's permanent neutrality was recognised by the UN (1995) and the rebuilding of Ashgabat began.

Niyazov died on 21 December 2006 and was buried in a mausoleum beside the mosque complex built in 2004 in his native village of Gypjak near Ashgabat. 21 December appears on Turkmenistan's official list as a memorial day.

Remembrance

Flowers are laid at the mausoleum in Gypjak and prayers are said in the mosque.

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