Saparmurat niyazov described himself as "father of all turkmen" and declared himself president for life. which word best describes turkmenistan's government under his rule?

Dictatorship.
Niyazov is critized as being one of the world's most totalitarian and repressive dictatorships. He imposed his personal eccentricities on his country and many weird laws, such as banning lip synching and make-up on television, as well as dogs in the capital and outlawed ballet. He was the president during the transition of the nation becoming independent from the Soviet Union. He was a member of the Communist Party.