Balysh Ovezovich Ovezov (spelled Balyş Öwezow in Turkmen

Turkmen language

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), served as General Secretary

General Secretary

The office of general secretary is staffed by the chief officer of:*The General Secretariat for Macedonia and Thrace, a government agency for the Greek regions of Macedonia and Thrace...

 of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR

Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR

The Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR was the ruling communist party of the Turkmen SSR, and a part of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. From 1985 it was led by Saparmurat Niyazov, who in 1991 renamed the party to the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan, which is no longer a communist party...

 twice.

He succeeded Shadzha Batyrov

Shadzha Batyrov

Shadzha Batyrov served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR.His term lasted from March 1947 until 1950, when Balysh Ovezov succeeded him as General Secretary.-References:*...

, beginning his first term in 1950 and staying in office until October 1951, when Sukhan Babayev

Sukhan Babayev

Sukhan Babayev served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Turkmenistan from October 1951 until December 1958....

 became General Secretary.

Ovezov was returned to power on 13 June 1960, following the death of Dzhuma Durdy Karayev

Dzhuma Durdy Karayev

Dzhuma Durdy Karayev was a Turkmen politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR.Karayev came to power on 14 December 1958, succeeding Sukhan Babayev. He served until his death on 4 May 1960. Balysh Ovezov became the next General Secretary.-References:...

. He served until 24 December 1969. Mukhamednazar Gapurov succeeded him.

External links

• Turkmenia: Man Masters the Desert by Balysh Ovezov