original_query: What were some of the eccentric policies implemented by the government in Ashgabat?
query: What were some of the eccentric policies implemented by Saparmurat Niyazov's government in Ashgabat?
answer: Some eccentric policies implemented by Saparmurat Niyazov's government included renaming months and days of the week after himself and his mother, and erecting a rotating golden statue of himself in Ashgabat's central square.  He also closed hospitals outside of the national and provincial capitals.