Chapter

The Reign Of The Father Of All Turkmen
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06:22 - 10:37 (04:15)

This podcast explores the bizarre reign of Saparmurat Niyazov aka Turkmenbashi, the first president of Turkmenistan, who renamed all the months and days of the week, rewrote the national anthem and mandated the reading of his own book.

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After renaming all the months in Turkmenistan, Turkmenbashi decided to rename all the days of the week, including "recovery day".
06:22 - 09:07 (02:44)
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Turkmenistan
Summary

After renaming all the months in Turkmenistan, Turkmenbashi decided to rename all the days of the week, including "recovery day".

Chapter
The Reign Of The Father Of All Turkmen
Episode
Part Two: Turkmenbashi: The Dictator Who Declared Himself Jesus
Podcast
Behind the Bastards
This episode discusses a decree made by a leader for the life stages of a Turkmen including childhood, adolescence, prophetic stage, and old age ending with the Oghuz Khan stage at age 109, with a mention of a preference for male children in the society.
09:07 - 10:37 (01:30)
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Turkmen culture
Summary

This episode discusses a decree made by a leader for the life stages of a Turkmen including childhood, adolescence, prophetic stage, and old age ending with the Oghuz Khan stage at age 109, with a mention of a preference for male children in the society.

Chapter
The Reign Of The Father Of All Turkmen
Episode
Part Two: Turkmenbashi: The Dictator Who Declared Himself Jesus
Podcast
Behind the Bastards