Saparmurat Niyazov - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

First evil person to have the dubious pleasure of appearing on this blog is Saparmurat Niyazov, the ruler of Turkmenistan.

He sounds rather cute, but he is not, he is pure evil! Eeeeviiiil!

From Wikipedia:

Saparmurat Niyazov - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Niyazov is an authoritarian leader and is known for his massive personality cult. Believing Turkmenistan to be a nation devoid of a national identity, he has attempted to rebuild the country in his own image. He renamed the town of Krasnovodsk, on the Caspian Sea, Turkmenbashi after himself, in addition to renaming several schools, airports and even a meteorite after himself and his immediate family. His face appears on all Manat banknotes and large portraits of the President hang all over the country, especially on major public buildings and avenues, and statues of himself and his mother are scattered all over Turkmenistan. The statues include one in the middle of the Kara Kum desert, and a gold-plated statue atop Ashgabat's largest building, the Neutrality Arch, that rotates to face the sun. Niyazov has commissioned a massive palace in Ashgabat commemorating his rule. 'I'm personally against seeing my pictures and statues in the streets - but it's what the people want.', Niyazov said."