Turkmenistan Restricts Presidential Prerogatives
March 20, 2007
A statue of former President Niyazov in Ashgabat (file photo) (epa)
State media report that only parliament will be able to do so from now on.
Berdymukhammedov's predecessor, Saparmurat Niyazov, who died in December 2006, established a cult of personality, naming cities, schools, and even months of the year after himself and members of his family.
(AP)