Sukhan Babayev
Sukhan Babayev (25 December 1910 – 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
- ↑ Turkmenistan World Statesmen
- ↑ Chronology Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2004
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| Preceded by Balysh Ovezov |
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Turkmenistan 1951 – 1958 |
Succeeded by Dzhuma Durdy Karayev |
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