Sukhan Babayev

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Sukhan Babayevich Babayev (27 November 1910 in Ýüzbaşy – 28 November 1995) served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Turkmenistan from October 1951 until December 1958.[1]

Babayev and several political allies were fired after they advocated greater ethnic Turkmen representation in the Soviet government.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Turkmenistan World Statesmen
  2. ^ Chronology Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2004
Party political offices
Preceded by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Turkmenistan
1951 – 1958
Succeeded by
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