daca vreti sa radeti de ce le poate mintea unora, va invit sa cititi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saparmurat_Niyazov
copii mai jos partea cea mai elocventa:
QUOTE
As President-for-Life of Turkmenistan, Niyazov has issued many unusual decrees, such as:
restricting the people to owning just one cat or dog
banning news readers from wearing make-up as Niyazov had difficulty telling male and female readers apart
banning public smoking in 1997 when Niyazov quit smoking after major heart surgery
banning lip syncing when performing songs
In December, 1999, that every school pupil, student, soldier and military officer in Turkmenistan is to be presented on New Year's Eve with a watch bearing the picture of President Saparmurat Niyazov
In April, 2001, banning ballet and opera, describing them as "unnecessary"
In 2001, forbidding young men to wear long hair or beards
In 2003 dismissed 15,000 public health workers, replacing them with completely untrained army conscripts
In 2004, insisted that all licensed drivers pass a morality test
Later ordering the closure of all hospitals outside Ashgabat, saying that if people were ill, they could come to the capital
Ordering the closure of all rural libraries of Turkmenistan, saying that ordinary Turkmens do not read books anyway
Ordering that young people not be permitted to get gold tooth caps or gold teeth, suggesting instead that they chew on bones to preserve their teeth
In August 2005, banning recorded music on television, in public places, and at weddings in order to protect "true culture, including the musical and singing traditions of the Turkmen people"
In September 2005, proclaimed that a large zoo would be built in a desert area of Turkmenistan
In November 2005, ordering that physicians swear an oath to himself instead of the Hippocratic Oath
In December 2005 banned video games, stating that they were too violent for young Turkmen to play.
In January 2006, ordered to stop paying pensions to 1/3 (more than 100,000) of elderly people, cutting pensions to another 200,000, and ordering to pay the pensions received in the past two years back to the State. This has resulted in a huge number of deaths of old people, who may have had their pension (ranging from $10 to $90) as the only source of money.
restricting the people to owning just one cat or dog
banning news readers from wearing make-up as Niyazov had difficulty telling male and female readers apart
banning public smoking in 1997 when Niyazov quit smoking after major heart surgery
banning lip syncing when performing songs
In December, 1999, that every school pupil, student, soldier and military officer in Turkmenistan is to be presented on New Year's Eve with a watch bearing the picture of President Saparmurat Niyazov
In April, 2001, banning ballet and opera, describing them as "unnecessary"
In 2001, forbidding young men to wear long hair or beards
In 2003 dismissed 15,000 public health workers, replacing them with completely untrained army conscripts
In 2004, insisted that all licensed drivers pass a morality test
Later ordering the closure of all hospitals outside Ashgabat, saying that if people were ill, they could come to the capital
Ordering the closure of all rural libraries of Turkmenistan, saying that ordinary Turkmens do not read books anyway
Ordering that young people not be permitted to get gold tooth caps or gold teeth, suggesting instead that they chew on bones to preserve their teeth
In August 2005, banning recorded music on television, in public places, and at weddings in order to protect "true culture, including the musical and singing traditions of the Turkmen people"
In September 2005, proclaimed that a large zoo would be built in a desert area of Turkmenistan
In November 2005, ordering that physicians swear an oath to himself instead of the Hippocratic Oath
In December 2005 banned video games, stating that they were too violent for young Turkmen to play.
In January 2006, ordered to stop paying pensions to 1/3 (more than 100,000) of elderly people, cutting pensions to another 200,000, and ordering to pay the pensions received in the past two years back to the State. This has resulted in a huge number of deaths of old people, who may have had their pension (ranging from $10 to $90) as the only source of money.
