Sukhan Babayev

Sukhan Babayev (25 December 1910 in Ýüzbaşy 28 November 1995) 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
Party political offices
Preceded by
Balysh Ovezov
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Turkmenistan
1951  1958
Succeeded by
Dzhuma Durdy Karayev
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