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Turkmenistan Dumps Months Named After Heroes, Poets, Dictator's Mom

New leader rolls back

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 25, 2008 11:25 AM CDT

(Newser) – In a step away from the legacy of its late dictator, who renamed each month after heroes, poets, and himself, Turkmenistan’s president urged a return to traditional month names, the Guardian reports. April had been named after Saparmurat Niyazov’s mother, while September was...   Read full story »

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