Less than an hour ago, Turkmen state television announced that Niyazov had died. As stated in the government's appeal, the Turkmen leader suddenly suffered a cardiac arrest in the dead of night. The death of Turkmenbashi is framed in the best traditions of Soviet times - the people of Turkmenistan are mourning, a special commission has been created, and on television they say exactly the following: “The glorious years when the great Turkmenbashi was the leader of the country confirmed his divine gift of foresight and the art of governing the state.”