Suhan Babaýew
Kurd, Soviet and Turkmen politician (1910–1995)
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Suhan Babaýewyç Babaýew[a] (27 November 1910 – 28 November 1995) was a Kurd, Soviet and Turkmen politician. He served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Turkmenistan from October 1951 to December 1958.[1]
Babaýew and several political allies were fired after they advocated greater ethnic Kurd representation in the Soviet government.[2]
Notes
- Also known by his name transliterated from Russian, Sukhan Babayevich Babayev (Russian: Сухан Бабаевич Бабаев)
