2021 in Kazakhstan

* 2020
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*   *

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Kazakhstan |

* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
*   *

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Decades:|

* 2000s
* 2010s
* 2020s
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See also:|

* Other events of 2021
* Timeline of Kazakhstani history

## Incumbents

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Photo  | Post  | Name

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| Chairman of the Security Council of Kazakhstan | Nursultan Nazarbayev
| President of Kazakhstan | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
| Prime Minister of Kazakhstan | Askar Mamin

## Events

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### Ongoing

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* COVID-19 pandemic in Kazakhstan

### January

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* 1 January - the chairmanship of the Eurasian Economic Union passes from Belarus to Kazakhstan.[1][2][3]
* 2 January - Death Penalty officially abolished after nearly a two decade recession.[4]
* 10 January - Kazakh legislative election
* 15 January - Askar Mamin is reappointed as Prime Minister of Kazakhstan by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Nurlan Nigmatulin is also reelected as the Chair of the Mazhilis.[5]

### February

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* 10 February – Small protest against prosecution on Uyghurs in Mainland China which resulted to crackdown.[6]
* 25 February – Murat Nurtileu is named as the new Deputy Head of Presidential Administration.[7]
* 28 February – At least a dozen are arrested by the police demanding the release of all political prisoners who have been arrested and detained during the unrest in the legislative elections.[8]

### March

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* 8 March – First Women's March held in Almaty.[9]

### April

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* 17 April – Three crewmen from the International Space Station griping[clarification needed] their spacejet of Soyuz MS-17 land on Kazakh Soil.[10]

### May

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* The session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council takes place.[11][12]
* President Tokayev signs into law a bill that bans selling and leasing agricultural land to foreigners.[13][14][15]

### December

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* 27 November to 5 December — Kazakhstan will host the 2021 MMA World Championships and U20 Youth MMA World Championships in Nur-Sultan.[16]

## Deaths

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Nikolay Chebotko

* 24 January - Nikolay Chebotko, Kazakh Olympic cross country skier (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014), traffic collision. (b. 1982)[17]
* 3 February – Alizhan Ibragimov, businessman and billionaire (b.1954)[18]
* 9 February – Klavdiya Pishchulina, scientist. (b. 1934) [19]
* 16 April – Yessengaly Raushanov (b. 1957), poet

## See also

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* Asia portal

* Outline of Kazakhstan
* Index of Kazakhstan-related articles
* List of Kazakhstan-related topics
* History of Kazakhstan
* List of Kazakhs
* List of Kazakh khans

## References

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### Notes

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### Citations

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1. ^ "Kazakhstan takes over presidency of Eurasian Economic Union". news.am. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
2. ^ "Что ждет Казахстан в 2021 году" (in Russian). Vlast.kz. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
3. ^ "Роль Казахстана как председателя в ЕАЭС важна для дальнейшей интеграции" (in Russian). Arminfo. 9 January 2021. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
4. ^ "Kazakhstan Officially Abolishes Death Penalty After Nearly Two-Decade Freeze". RFE/RL. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
5. ^ Vaal, Tamara; Auyezov, Olzhas (15 January 2021). Evans, Catherine; Richardson, Alex (eds.). "Askar Mamin reappointed as Kazakh prime minister after election". Reuters.
6. ^ Putz, Katherine (11 February 2021). "Small Protests Persist Outside Chinese Consulate in Kazakhstan". The Diplomat. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
7. ^ "New Deputy Head of Presidential Administration named". KazInform. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
8. ^ "Dozens detained at Kazakhstan political prisoner protest". Al Jazeera. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
9. ^ Kim, Vika (9 March 2021). "Kazakhstan's 'First' Women's March". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
10. ^ William Harwood (16 April 2021). "Space station crew set for landing in Kazakhstan". Retrieved 17 April 2021.
11. ^ "В Казахстане пройдет заседание Высшего Евразийского экономического совета" (in Russian). Liter.kz. 4 March 2021α. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
12. ^ "Supreme Eurasian Economic Council to convene in Kazakhstan in May". Kazinform. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
13. ^ "Kazakh President Signs into Law Long-Debated Bill Banning Land Ownership by Foreigners". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 13 May 2021.
14. ^ "Kazakhstan Bans Sale of Agricultural Lands to Foreigners".
15. ^ "Kazakh president orders ban on foreign ownership of farmland". Reuters. 25 February 2021.
16. ^ "Kazakhstan to host 2021 MMA World Championships". Kazinform. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
17. ^ Famed Kazakhstani skier Nikolay Chebotko dies in car accident
18. ^ "Kazakh Billionaire Alizhan Ibragimov Dies At 67". Radio Free Europe. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
19. ^ Клавдия Антоновна Пищулина (in Russian)

### Further reading

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* Janssen, Sarah (17 December 2019). The World Almanac and Book of Facts. Skyhorse. ISBN 9781600572289.
* Riches, Christopher; Stalker, Peter (6 October 2016). A Guide to Countries of the World. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-106079-3.

## External links

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* Kazakhstan Country Profile; CIA World Fact Book
* Kazakhstan; United Nations Statistics Division

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