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The Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic [a], also known as Soviet Turkmenistan, the Turkmen SSR, TuSSR, Turkmenistan, or Turkmenia, was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union located in Central Asia existed as a republic from 1925 to 1991.
In 1925, Turkmenistan became a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (Turkmen SSR); it became independent after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. [ 6 ]
1 Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (1925–1991) Toggle Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (1925–1991) subsection. 1.1 First Secretaries of the Communist Party of ...
The Supreme Soviet of the Turkmen SSR (Turkmen: Түркменистан ССР Ёкары Советы, romanized: Türkmenistan SSR Ýokary Sowety; Russian: Верховный Совет Туркменской ССР, romanized: Verkhovnyy Sovet Turkmenskoy SSR) was the supreme soviet (main legislative institution) of the Turkmen SSR, one of the union republics of the Soviet Union.
Turkmenistan was not among the most economically developed Soviet republics, with a largely agrarian economy. This is despite exploration and exploitation of enormous oil and gas resources – discovery of 62 trillion cubic feet Dawletabad gas field in the 1960s became the largest gas field find in the world outside Russia and Middle East.
After 69 years as part of the Soviet Union (including 67 years as a union republic), Turkmenistan declared its independence on 27 October 1991.. President for life Saparmurat Niyazov, a former bureaucrat of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, ruled Turkmenistan from 1985, when he became head of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR, until his death in 2006.
The Second All-Turkmen Congress of Soviets from 26 March until 3 April 1927 adopted the Constitution of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Turkmenistan, according to which the arms were slightly modified: a mulberry leaf, a butterfly was replaced by a herd of sheep and goats with a Turkmen shepherd against the background of the Kopet Dag mountains;
Years in the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (14 C) Pages in category "Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.