I mean this guy is NK's Kim level of crazy but you should see who he replaced: the previous president-for-life Niyazov is known for:
- renamed months and days of week to references to his own autobiography;
- banished dogs from the capital;
- banned lip syncing at concerts;
- banned recorded music at any public event and on television;
- built a palace of ice in the desert near the capital, so people could learn to skate;
- after quitting smoking himself, banned smoking and chewing tobacco for the entire country;
- outlawed opera, ballet, and circus because it's un-Turkmen-like;
- banned long hair and beards for men;
- banned makeup for news reporters;
- discouraged gold teeth and suggested that people should chew on bones like dogs to improve dental health;
- changed Turkmen language to rename bread (as in actual bread) and the month of April to Gurbansoltan, his mother's name.
- renamed months and days of week to references to his own autobiography;
- banished dogs from the capital;
- banned lip syncing at concerts;
- banned recorded music at any public event and on television;
- built a palace of ice in the desert near the capital, so people could learn to skate;
- after quitting smoking himself, banned smoking and chewing tobacco for the entire country;
- outlawed opera, ballet, and circus because it's un-Turkmen-like;
- banned long hair and beards for men;
- banned makeup for news reporters;
- discouraged gold teeth and suggested that people should chew on bones like dogs to improve dental health;
- changed Turkmen language to rename bread (as in actual bread) and the month of April to Gurbansoltan, his mother's name.