2019 in Kazakhstan
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Events of 2019 in Kazakhstan.
Incumbents
- President: Nursultan Nazarbayev (until March)
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (since March) - Prime Minister: Bakhytzhan Sagintayev (until February)
Askar Mamin (since February)
Events
- February 21 – President Nazarbayev fires the government and makes Askar Mamin the new Prime Minister.[1]
- March 19 – Nazarbayev resigns after 30 years in power.[2]
- March 20 – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is sworn into office at a ceremony in the Parliament of Kazakhstan attended by outgoing President Nazarbayev.[3][4]
- March 20 – The Parliament of Kazakhstan approves the renaming of the capital city from Astana to Nursultan.[5]
- March 24 – Kazakhstan loses 0–4 to Russia in a match of UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group I at Astana Arena.[6]
- June 9 – 2019 Kazakh early presidential election[7]
Deaths
December 27 - At least 12 died and dozens of injured in a plane crush near the Almaty Airport
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References
- "Kazakh Government Resigns After Nazarbaev Says They Must Go". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. February 21, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ferganews.com, President of Kazakhstan.
- https://www.dailysabah.com/asia/2019/03/20/new-kazakhstan-president-sworn-in-parliament-renames-capital-in-honor-of-nazarbayev/amp
- "Церемония принесения присяги народу Казахстана Президентом Республики Казахстан — Официальный сайт Президента Республики Казахстан". Akorda.kz. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- (in Russian) Новый глава Казахстана предложил переименовать Астану в Нурсултан
- "Посещение матча отборочного цикла чемпионата Европы по футболу 2020 года — Официальный сайт Президента Республики Казахстан". Akorda.kz. Retrieved Mar 26, 2019.
- "Kazakhstan to hold early presidential election on June 9". Al Jazeera. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
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