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Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

b. 1953 · 20th century

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is a Kazakh diplomat and politician, formerly foreign minister, prime minister and Director-General of the UN Office at Geneva. He became president of Kazakhstan in 2019 when Nursultan Nazarbayev resigned. After the violent unrest of January 2022, put down with help from Russian-led troops, he removed Nazarbayev's family from power and introduced constitutional changes.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
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Kazakhstan

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