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Kazakhstan’s ruling party nominated a loyalist to the country’s longtime leader as its presidential candidate on Tuesday, setting the stage for a smooth handover...
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The political insider who replaced long-reigning Nursultan Nazarbayev as president of Kazakhstan on Wednesday is a somewhat unusual figure in Kazakhstan’s elite. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev,...
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People under 30 in Kazakhstan have only known one leader — Nursultan Nazarbayev, who announced his resignation this week after shepherding the country from...
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Kazakhstan’s new president was sworn in Wednesday following the shock resignation of the country’s long-time ruler and in his first official act renamed the...
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The head of Kazakhstan’s senate was sworn in as interim president in a pomp-filled ceremony Wednesday, and immediately proposed renaming the country’s capital after...
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Nursultan Nazarbayev may have resigned as president of Kazakhstan but analysts say the longest-serving post-Soviet leader will hardly be easing into retirement. By retaining...
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Nursultan Nazarbayev ruled Kazakhstan for almost 30 years and turned the Central Asian country into an energy powerhouse while governing with little tolerance for...
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Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced his shock resignation on Tuesday, 29 years after taking office. “I have taken the decision to resign from the...
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A shepherd’s son who counts former British prime minister Tony Blair and Russian President Vladimir Putin among his admirers, Kazakhstan’s Nursultan Nazarbayev has overseen...