Aygyl Tajiyeva
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Aygyl Tajiyeva was a Turkmen
activist and politician
.
Tajiyeva was a member of the Assembly of Turkmenistan
during the early 1990s following the independence of Turkmenistan
from the Soviet Union
. She became an opposition critic
of the President of Turkmenistan
Saparmurat Niyazov
and his government's increasingly repressive policies.
Tajiyeva and her family were forced to leave Turkmenistan in 2002. She settled as an exile in Sweden
.
She became a contributor to Radio Free Europe
's Turkmen Service
while in exile. She gave her last interview to Radio Free Europe on July 21, 2009, but ended the session early because she did not feel well.
Aygyl Tajiyeva died of a stroke
on July 22, 2009, in Sweden at the age of 64. She was buried on July 24, 2009, near Stockholm, Sweden.
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan , formerly also known as Turkmenia is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic . Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states...
activist and politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
.
Tajiyeva was a member of the Assembly of Turkmenistan
Assembly of Turkmenistan
The Assembly is the legislative branch of Turkmenistan. It has 125 members, elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies.- History :Originally, it shared power with the People's Council....
during the early 1990s following the independence of Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan , formerly also known as Turkmenia is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic . Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states...
from the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. She became an opposition critic
Critic
A critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression and need not necessarily imply skilled or accurate expressions of judgement. Critical judgements, good or bad, may be positive , negative , or balanced...
of the President of Turkmenistan
President of Turkmenistan
-First Secretaries of the Turkmen Communist Party:*Ivan Mezhlauk *Shaymardan Ibragimov *Nikolay Paskutsky *Grigory Aronshtam...
Saparmurat Niyazov
Saparmurat Niyazov
Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov; , was a Turkmen politician who served as President of Turkmenistan from 2 November 1990 until his death in 2006...
and his government's increasingly repressive policies.
Tajiyeva and her family were forced to leave Turkmenistan in 2002. She settled as an exile in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
.
She became a contributor to Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is a broadcaster funded by the U.S. Congress that provides news, information, and analysis to countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East "where the free flow of information is either banned by government authorities or not fully developed"...
's Turkmen Service
Turkmen language
Turkmen is the national language of Turkmenistan...
while in exile. She gave her last interview to Radio Free Europe on July 21, 2009, but ended the session early because she did not feel well.
Aygyl Tajiyeva died of a stroke
Stroke
A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
on July 22, 2009, in Sweden at the age of 64. She was buried on July 24, 2009, near Stockholm, Sweden.