Muhammad Gapusov
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Muhammad Gapurov (or Muhammadnazar Gapurovich Gapurov) (1922 – 1999) was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR from 1971 until 1985 when Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev replaced him with Saparmurat Niyazov due to a cotton-related corruption scandal.
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General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR 1971 – 1985 |
Succeeded by: Saparmurat Niyazov |
