Person

Nursultan Nazarbayev

b. 1940 · 20th century

Nursultan Nazarbayev became first secretary of the Communist Party of the Kazakh SSR in 1989 and led Kazakhstan to independence in December 1991. As president until 2019 he dominated politics, built a new capital at Astana and steered an oil-based economy. He kept great influence after stepping down until the unrest of January 2022 reduced his power.

Nursultan Nazarbayev
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Kazakh SSRKazakhstan

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Nursultan Nazarbayev. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nursultan-nazarbayev
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