Sukhan Babayev

Sukhan Babayevich Babayev (27 November 1910 in Ýüzbaşy 28 November 1995) was a Soviet-Turkmenistan politician. He served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Turkmenistan from October 1951 until December 1958.[1]

Babayev and several political allies were fired after they advocated greater ethnic Turkmen representation in the Soviet government.[2]

References

  1. Turkmenistan World Statesmen
  2. Chronology Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2004
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