How did Berdimuhamedow become acting President in 2006?
Through a coup
Following Niyazow's death
Won a snap election
After a referendum
Answer
Following the death of Saparmurat Niyazov, the longtime president of Turkmenistan, in 2006, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow was appointed acting president by the country's parliament. Berdimuhamedow was a close ally of Niyazov and had served as his prime minister since 2001.
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