2016 in Kazakhstan

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Events from the year 2016 in Kazakhstan .

Incumbents

• President: Nursultan Nazarbayev
• Prime minister: Karim Massimov (until 8 September) Bakhytzhan Sagintayev (from 9 September)

Events

March

• 20 March – Legislative elections were held in the country in accordance with the date set by president Nursultan Nazarbayev. Nur Otan won the election with over 82% of the vote. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

June

• 5 – 10 June – A series of shootings on civilian and military targets occurred in Aktobe, Kazakhstan, resulting in 7 deaths and 37 others injured. Eighteen attackers were killed and nine were arrested. ^{[4] [5]}

July

• 18 July – Ruslan Kulikbayev, a 26-year-old Salafi jihadist and ex-convict, shot and killed 10 people, including 8 police officers and 2 civilians, at a police station in Almaty, Kazakhstan before being apprehended in a chase and shootout with law enforcement. ^[6]

August

• 5 – 21 August – Kazakhstan competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics with 104 competitors in 17 sports. The country won a total of 18 Olympic medals (3 gold, 5 silver, 10 bronze), its most successful outcome in Summer Olympic history. ^{[7] [8]}

September

• 9 September – Bakhytzhan Sagintayev took the office of prime minister. ^[9]

Deaths

• 10 September – Pyotr Devyatkin, ice hockey player (b. 1977). ^[10]

References

1. "Nazarbaev Dissolves Kazakh Parliament, Sets Date For Early Elections". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
2. "Об установлении и опубликовании итогов внеочередных выборов депутатов Мажилиса Парламента Республики Казахстан шестого созыва, распределении депутатских мандатов по итогам голосования по партийным спискам". 2016-04-09. Archived from the original on 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
3. "Сообщение об итогах внеочередных выборов депутатов Мажилиса Парламента Республики Каза/a>. 2016-08-22. Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
4. "Kazakhstan: Gunmen attack gun shops and army unit in Aktobe". BBC News. 5 June 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
5. Orazgaliyeva, Malika (9 June 2016). "Kazakh President Declares June 9 as National Day of Mourning". astanatimes.com. Astana Times. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
6. "Suspected Islamist militants kill at least five in Kazakhstan". The Guardian. Reuters. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
7. "Number of Kazakhstan athletes going to Rio 2016 reduced to 104". Kazakh TV. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
8. "Kazakhstan Wins Record Number of Medals in Rio, Places 22nd in Medal Tally". www.astanatimes.com. The Astana Times. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
9. "Kazakhstan: le Premier ministre devient chef des services secrets - L'Orient-Le Jour". lorientlejour.com. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
10. "Бывший хоккеист Петр Девяткин погиб в Новосибирске". tass.ru (in Russian). 13 September 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.