The statue depicts the president, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, astride a golden horse holding a dove. Niyazov’s rule, which began in 1991 when the former Soviet republic declared independence from the U.S.S.R., was marked by the promotion of an extensive personality cult.

The statue is projected into the air on a towering marble platform.

He became Acting President following …

Turkmenistan: Golden Statue of Late President Disappears Jul 25, 2017 The cult of personality devoted to Turkmenistan’s late and mercurial President Saparmurat Niyazov began to be chipped away gradually in the years after his death in late 2006.

Gurbanguly Mälikgulyýewiç Berdimuhamedow [1] (en russe : Гурбангулы Мяликгулыевич Бердымухамедов, transcrit en Gourbangouly Mialikgoulyïevitch Berdymoukhamedov, la forme la plus utilisée [2]), né le 29 juin 1957 à Babarab, est un homme d'État turkmène, président de la République depuis 2006. Gurbanguly Mälikgulyýewiç Berdimuhamedow [1] (en russe : Гурбангулы Мяликгулыевич Бердымухамедов, transcrit en Gourbangouly Mialikgoulyïevitch Berdymoukhamedov, la forme la plus utilisée [2]), né le 29 juin 1957 à Babarab, est un homme d'État turkmène, président de la République depuis 2006.

Turkmenistan’s president wants to be sure that the country’s progeny remember him after he is gone.

La statue équestre du président Berdimoukhamedov érigée en 2015. When Niyazov was still a youth, his father, a Turkmenistan has unveiled a grandiose gold-leafed statue of the president carrying a dove and riding atop a horse -- a move aimed at burnishing the leader's burgeoning personality cult. So the country has raised a gigantic bronze …

Berdymukhammedov took power in Turkmenistan in 2008 and has maintained many of the bizarre and narcissistic habits of his predecessor, Saparmurat Niyazov.

/AFP/Igor Sasin The isolated Central Asian state of Turkmenistan on Monday unveiled a massive gold statue of President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov riding a horse in a move that echoes his predecessor's cult of personality. People gather for the monument unveiling ceremony in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on May 25. Berdimuhamedow, a dentist by profession, served in the government under President Saparmurat Niyazov as Minister of Health beginning in 1997 and as Vice-President beginning in 2001.

Le président turkmène a inauguré lundi une statue en or de 21 mètres de haut à son effigie qui domine Ashkabad, la capitale du pays. The isolated energy-rich Central Asian nation has unveiled a gold-leafed statue of the president …

The 21-metre (69-foot) statue, located in the capital city of Ashgabat, depicts the president

Gurbanguly Mälikgulyýewiç Berdimuhamedow (born 29 June 1957) is a Turkmen politician who has been serving as the President of Turkmenistan since February 2007.

Leader Of Turkmenistan Honors Himself With A Statue President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has unveiled a seven-story monument to himself. Le président turkmène s'offre une statue en or de son vivant La statue de 21 mètres de hauteur a été installée dans la capitale... 26/05/15 0 commentaire 138 partages Saparmurad Niyazov, Turkmen politician who ruled Turkmenistan for some 15 years. Le président turkmène Gourbangouly Berdymoukhamedov. La statue comporte des figurines dorées de cyclistes encerclant une carte géante du Turkménistan. There is a 65 foot-high statue of 's President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov riding a golden horse atop a cliff of white marble in the center of the capital.