Turkmenistan to move gold statue

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The new ruler is trying to change things in Turkmenistan... Saparmurat Niyazov spent his 21 years in power building Turkmenistan into one of the world's most isolated regimes while imposing his mark on the gas-rich Central Asian state. He styled himself Turkmenbashi, or "Father of all the Turkmen", and spent giant sums building sumptuous memorials to his own wisdom, including a 75-metre-tall (246 feet) tower in central Ashgabat whose summit is a statue of himself. Do you think that is such a good idea or is it a waste of time and money? Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080503/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_turkmenistan_statue;_ylt=ArrsO7VAYSXTDaF9AVjvgJPtiBIF