The Politics of Water in Central Asia
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Meanwhile in Turkmenistan
Despite its enormous lack of water, the former Turkmen President for Life, Saparmurat Niyazov, who ruled the country until his death in December, 2006, saw fit to develop a lush garden-like setting for his budding capital in Ashgabat.
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