Turkmen president dies

[rb132]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6198983.stm




one less dictator in the world, i wonder who will take his place.

[Switek]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6198983.stm


one less dictator in the world, i wonder who will take his place.


another one

[Dzich]

I`m really sorry it dident happen to Belarus. But still I think Turkmenistan will be ruled by another turkmenbashi...

[a_very_ex_STAB]

I wonder if someone bumped him off

[Dzich]

I wonder if someone bumped him off
This one??

[socom6]

This one??


Hahaha! Good one!rofl

[muttbutt]

with any luck the people there can sweep away that cult of personality and downright weird **** he had...seriously naming the days and months after yourself...freak:roll:

[Raptus_regaliter]

His relative is already shoed in.

[fantomas]

Hi Fiiive!


http://www.martinirepublic.com/wp-content/images/borat.jpg

[muttbutt]

Hi Fiiive!


http://www.martinirepublic.com/wp-content/images/borat.jpg
Borat is from Kazakhstan mate.p-)

[Flamming_Python]

Came as a complete surprise to me.

But good news, that man was a loony.

Of course America would probably capitalise on the oppurtunity, or perhaps an Islamist movement might gain support if the government goes on to collapse.

[ren0312]

I always thought of him as being more of an eccentric, idiosyncratic, dictator, rather than a tyrant like Pol Pot or Saddam, I think that words weird and amusing describe him better than the word brutal, he is an interesting person, to say the least, and despite his type of leadership, seems to be well liked among his people, or so the BBC report I heard said, anyway, I hope that after him, Turkmenistan recieves a better quality of leadership, if not a democracy.

[ren0312]

with any luck the people there can sweep away that cult of personality and downright weird **** he had...seriously naming the days and months after yourself...freak:roll:

Well at least he is no Idi Amin......................

[Kaapeli]

He killed thousands indirectly with stuff like denying that certain diseases like tuberculosis and HIV exist in Turkmenistan (which means that the thounsads of people who have them can't get any treatment or even diagnosis for them), cutting healthcare dramatically so that the only remaining hospital is in the capital, stopping to pay goverment pensions to the elderly who starve to death and jailing the opposition and anyone he doesn't like in inhumane conditions. Plus he was totally insane and an idiot.
I think I can say without guilt that I'm glad he's dead.

[NewsMan]

Now maybe I can get a visa there? Doubt it...

[KingoftheHill]

I remember he named a month after his mother, and then closed all hospitals and libraries in all areas except the capital..

Some prick he was :)

[intikam]

yes he was ruler..but different kind..free housing and no rent ,free healthcare, no income tax ,free education , cheapest gas and electircty , no public debt and capital punishmnet for pedophilies killers and rapers..

..much more better many G8 countries...;-)

[Raptus_regaliter]

It's more than a bit misleading to try and portray life there as a magical care-free utopia. Commodities and services being extremely cheap doesn't help much in any case when you are in grinding poverty and making $25 a month.

[KingoftheHill]

yes he was ruler..but different kind..free housing and no rent ,free healthcare, no income tax ,free education , cheapest gas and electircty , no public debt and capital punishmnet for pedophilies killers and rapers..

..much more better many G8 countries...;-)

Free health care, If you live in the capital that is.

[jadehorus]

Now maybe I can get a visa there? Doubt it...

Me too...:)

[MagnaDane]

Churkmen-bashi had severe case of megalomania... just like Mad Chimp.