Events in the year 2024 in Kazakhstan.
Incumbents
| Photo | Post | Name |
|---|---|---|
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Chairman of the Security Council of Kazakhstan | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
| President of Kazakhstan | ||
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Prime Minister of Kazakhstan | Älihan Smaiylov (until 5 February) |
|
Roman Sklyar (until 6 February) | |
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Oljas Bektenov (since 6 February) |
Events
- 5 April – More than 100,000 are displaced following floods caused by the spring thaw in northern and western parts of the country.[1][2]
- 14 May – The Supreme Court of Kazakhstan sentences former Minister of National Economy Kuandyk Bishimbayev to 24 years in prison for torturing and murdering his wife.[3]
- 2 July – Exiled opposition activist Aydos Sadykov dies of injuries sustained after being shot in Kyiv, Ukraine on 18 June.[4]
- 6 October – A majority of voters in a nationwide referendum allow the construction of Kazakhstan's first nuclear power plant in Ülken, near Lake Balkhash.[5]
- 25 December – Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243, an Embraer ERJ-190AR carrying 67 people, crashes in Aktau, killing 38 people on board.[6] Azerbaijan subsequently accuses Russia of unintentionally shooting down the aircraft.[7]
Holidays
Source:[8]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 7 January – Eastern Orthodoxy Christmas
- 8 March – International Women's Day
- 21–23 March – Nowruz
- 1 May – Kazakhstan People's Unity Day
- 7 May – Defender of the Fatherland Day
- 9 May – Great Patriotic War Against Fascism Victory Day
- 16 June – Qurban Ayt
- 6 July – Capital City Day
- 30 August – Constitution Day
- 25 October – Republic Day
- 16 December – Independence Day
References
- ^ "Tens of thousands evacuated in Russia, Kazakhstan amid worst floods in decades". France 24. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Mass evacuations as floods in Russia's Kurgan region set to peak". Al Jazeera. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Kazakhstan jails former minister for 24 years over wife's torture, murder". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Kazakh dissident dies following assassination attempt in Ukraine". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "'Yes' vote prevails in Kazakhstan nuclear plant vote: TV". France 24. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister: 38 killed in AZAL plane crash in Aktau". Apa.az. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ "Azerbaijan's president says crashed jetliner was shot down by Russia unintentionally". Associated Press. 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Kazakhstan Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
External links
- Kazakhstan Country Profile; CIA World Fact Book
- Kazakhstan; United Nations Statistics Division
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