Sukhan Babayev (born 25 December 1910, date of death unknown) served as the First 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]
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Preceded by Balysh Ovezov |
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR 1951 – 1958 |
Succeeded by Dzhuma Durdy Karayev |
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