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Originally posted by Gangerolf
yep.
As President-for-Life of Turkmenistan, he has issued many unconventional decrees, such as:
* banning news readers from wearing make-up as Niyazov had difficulty telling male and female readers apart
* banning lip syncing when performing songs
* In December, 1999, that every school pupil, student, soldier and military officer in Turkmenistan is to be presented on New Year's Eve with a watch bearing the picture of President Saparmurat Niyazov
* In April, 2001, banning ballet and opera, describing them as "Not a part of Turkmen culture"
* In 2001, forbidding young men to wear long hair or beards
* In June 2001, requiring foreigners wishing to marry a Turkmen national to pay a $50,000 fee.
* In 2002, renaming bread from chorek, the traditional Turkmen word, to Gurbansoltan edzhe after his mother
* In August 2002, redefining the stages of life, with adolescence extending to 25 and old age beginning at 85 (detailed below)
* In 2004, insisting that all licensed drivers pass a morality test
* In March 2004, dismissing 15,000 public health workers in wide-ranging cuts that particularly targeted nurses, midwives, school health visitors and orderlies[1]
* In April 2004, urging young people not to get gold tooth caps or gold teeth, suggesting instead that they chew on bones to preserve their teeth[2]
* In February 2005, ordering the closure of all hospitals outside Ashgabat, saying that if people were ill, they could come to the capital; also ordering the closure of all rural libraries of Turkmenistan, saying that ordinary Turkmens do not read books anyway[3]
* In November 2005, ordering that physicians swear an oath to himself instead of the Hippocratic Oath
* In December 2005, banning video games, stating that they were too violent for young Turkmen to play
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niyazov
yep.
As President-for-Life of Turkmenistan, he has issued many unconventional decrees, such as:
* banning news readers from wearing make-up as Niyazov had difficulty telling male and female readers apart
* banning lip syncing when performing songs
* In December, 1999, that every school pupil, student, soldier and military officer in Turkmenistan is to be presented on New Year's Eve with a watch bearing the picture of President Saparmurat Niyazov
* In April, 2001, banning ballet and opera, describing them as "Not a part of Turkmen culture"
* In 2001, forbidding young men to wear long hair or beards
* In June 2001, requiring foreigners wishing to marry a Turkmen national to pay a $50,000 fee.
* In 2002, renaming bread from chorek, the traditional Turkmen word, to Gurbansoltan edzhe after his mother
* In August 2002, redefining the stages of life, with adolescence extending to 25 and old age beginning at 85 (detailed below)
* In 2004, insisting that all licensed drivers pass a morality test
* In March 2004, dismissing 15,000 public health workers in wide-ranging cuts that particularly targeted nurses, midwives, school health visitors and orderlies[1]
* In April 2004, urging young people not to get gold tooth caps or gold teeth, suggesting instead that they chew on bones to preserve their teeth[2]
* In February 2005, ordering the closure of all hospitals outside Ashgabat, saying that if people were ill, they could come to the capital; also ordering the closure of all rural libraries of Turkmenistan, saying that ordinary Turkmens do not read books anyway[3]
* In November 2005, ordering that physicians swear an oath to himself instead of the Hippocratic Oath
* In December 2005, banning video games, stating that they were too violent for young Turkmen to play
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niyazov
"Poor people stop complaining, start living. You can't take your money with you when you die, even I can't. Instead of comlaining of being poor, enjoy it - watch TV, don't vote, who cares?
- But, I'm homeless!!!
- You got it all wrong! The society doesn't owe you anything. The government have ather things to worry about. Like killing innocent people!!!
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