Teke (tribe)
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Teke is a major and politically influential tribe of Turkmens in Turkmenistan.
A Teke Turkmen rug
Ancient Turkmen Akhal-Teke horse, bronze, 4th-1st century BC.
Typical Teke Turkmen rosette (göl) on a knotted carpet
Saparmurat Niyazov
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Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov, also known as Türkmenbaşy, was a Turkmen dictator who ruled Turkmenistan from 1985 until his death in 2006. He was first secretary of the Turkmen Communist Party from 1985 until 1991 and supported the 1991 Soviet coup attempt. He continued to rule Turkmenistan for 15 years after independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Askar Akayev, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Niyazov, Islam Karimov during the CIS meeting c. 1991
Saparmurat Niyazov is depicted on the 10,000 manat Banknote from 1996
Postage stamp of Niyazov and US president Bill Clinton, 1993