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Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev agrees to change the name of Kazakhstan's capital from "Nur-Sultan" back to "Astana". He had previously changed the capital's name in 2019 to honor his predecessor Nursultan Nazarbayev.
2022-09-13

Kazakhstan begins its production of the Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine.
2022-03-3

In rare protests, dozens are arrested in Kazakhstan during Independence Day. Protestors demand political reform and the sidelining of the family of former President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
2019-12-16

Voters in Kazakhstan go to the polls for a presidential election with incumbent President Nursultan Nazarbayev winning with 97.7 percent of the vote. He has been ruling the country since 1984 in one form or another.
2015-04-26

The Eurasian Economic Union between Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia comes into effect
2015-01-1

Kazakhstan renews its military cooperation with Ukraine, to which it promises vital supplies of coal, following a visit to Kiev by the Kazakh leader, Nursultan Nazarbayev.
2014-12-22

An Antonov An-72 plane carrying senior Kazakh border officials crashes close to the city of Shymkent, killing all 27 on board.
2012-12-25

A suspected Islamist attacker kills seven people in the southern Kazakh city of Taraz before blowing himself up.
2011-11-12

Nursultan Nazarbayev is sworn in as President of Kazakhstan for another five year term, in a vote criticized as flawed.
2011-04-8

A presidential election takes place in Kazakhstan, with President Nursultan Nazarbayev winning 95% of the vote.
2011-04-3