Awdy Kulyýew, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Awdy Kulyýew

Turkmenistani politician

Date of Birth: 30-Jul-1936

Place of Birth: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Date of Death: 10-Apr-2007

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: Turkmenistan

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Awdy Kulyýew (July 30, 1936 in Ashgabad – April 10, 2007 in Oslo) served as the first Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan.
He resigned in 1992 and left the country, opposing the government of President Saparmurat Niyazov.
The United Turkmen Opposition was formed in 2002 with Kulyýew as its leader. He died on April 10, 2007 in Oslo, Norway, after undergoing stomach surgery two days earlier.He was living in exile in Moscow as of August 2005 when Journeyman Pictures interviewed him secretly for a documentary about Turkmenistan.
During the interview Kulyýew claimed that following the failed coup of 25 November 2002 many former ministers, members of government and business leaders were arrested and tortured in Turkmenistan's jails.