Türkmenbaşy
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Türkmenbaşy, or Turkmenbashi in westernized spelling, literally "Head of all Turkmens", is a term coined by Saparmurat Niyazov that was used in several contexts:
- a title Niyazov bestowed upon himself during his lifetime term as President of Turkmenistan from 1991 to 2006
- The name of several cities in Turkmenistan renamed by Niyazov, the largest of which is Türkmenbaşy, Balkan Province, formerly known by the Russian name Krasnovodsk.
- The Turkmen name for the month of January, renamed by Niyazov in 2002; see Renaming of Turkmen months and days of week, 2002.
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