2021 in Kazakhstan

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Decades:	2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2021 Timeline of Kazakhstani history

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	Chairman of the Security Council of Kazakhstan	Nursultan Nazarbayev
	President of Kazakhstan	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
	Prime Minister of Kazakhstan	Askar Mamin

Events

Ongoing

• COVID-19 pandemic in Kazakhstan

January

• 1 January - the chairmanship of the Eurasian Economic Union passes from Belarus to Kazakhstan. ^{[1] [2] [3]}
• 2 January - Death Penalty officially abolished after nearly a two decade recession. ^[4]
• 10 January - Kazakh legislative election
• 15 January - Askar Mamin is reappointed as Prime Minister of Kazakhstan by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Nurlan Nigmatulin is also reelected as the Chair of the Mazhilis. ^[5]

February

• 10 February – Small protest against prosecution on Uyghurs in Mainland China which resulted to crackdown. ^[6]
• 25 February – Murat Nurtileu is named as the new Deputy Head of Presidential Administration. ^[7]
• 28 February – At least a dozen are arrested by the police demanding the release of all political prisoners who have been arrested and detained during the unrest in the legislative elections. ^[8]

March

• 8 March – First Women's March held in Almaty. ^[9]

April

• 17 April – Three crewmen from the International Space Station griping^{[ clarification needed ]} their spacejet of Soyuz MS-17 land on Kazakh Soil. ^[10]

May

• The session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council takes place. ^{[11] [12]}
• President Tokayev signs into law a bill that bans selling and leasing agricultural land to foreigners. ^{[13] [14] [15]}

December

• 27 November to 5 December — Kazakhstan will host the 2021 MMA World Championships and U20 Youth MMA World Championships in Nur-Sultan. ^[16]

Deaths

Nikolay Chebotko

• 24 January - Nikolay Chebotko, Kazakh Olympic cross country skier (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014), traffic collision. (b. 1982) ^[17]
• 3 February – Alizhan Ibragimov, businessman and billionaire (b.1954) ^[18]
• 9 February – Klavdiya Pishchulina, scientist. (b. 1934) ^[19]
• 16 April – Yessengaly Raushanov (b. 1957), poet

See also

• Asia portal

• Outline of Kazakhstan
• List of Kazakhstan-related topics
• History of Kazakhstan
• List of Kazakhs
• List of Kazakh khans

References

Citations

1. "Kazakhstan takes over presidency of Eurasian Economic Union". news.am. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
2. "Что ждет Казахстан в 2021 году" (in Russian). Vlast.kz. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
3. "Роль Казахстана как председателя в ЕАЭС важна для дальнейшей интеграции" (in Russian). Arminfo. 9 January 2021. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
4. "Kazakhstan Officially Abolishes Death Penalty After Nearly Two-Decade Freeze". RFE/RL. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
5. Vaal, Tamara; Auyezov, Olzhas (15 January 2021). Evans, Catherine; Richardson, Alex (eds.). "Askar Mamin reappointed as Kazakh prime minister after election". Reuters.
6. Putz, Katherine (11 February 2021). "Small Protests Persist Outside Chinese Consulate in Kazakhstan". The Diplomat. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
7. "New Deputy Head of Presidential Administration named". KazInform. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
8. "Dozens detained at Kazakhstan political prisoner protest". Al Jazeera. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
9. Kim, Vika (9 March 2021). "Kazakhstan's 'First' Women's March". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
10. William Harwood (16 April 2021). "Space station crew set for landing in Kazakhstan" . Retrieved 17 April 2021.
11. "В Казахстане пройдет заседание Высшего Евразийского экономического совета" (in Russian). Liter.kz. 4 March 2021α. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
12. "Supreme Eurasian Economic Council to convene in Kazakhstan in May". Kazinform. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
13. "Kazakh President Signs into Law Long-Debated Bill Banning Land Ownership by Foreigners". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 13 May 2021.
14. "Kazakhstan Bans Sale of Agricultural Lands to Foreigners".
15. "Kazakh president orders ban on foreign ownership of farmland". Reuters. 25 February 2021.
16. "Kazakhstan to host 2021 MMA World Championships". Kazinform. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
17. Famed Kazakhstani skier Nikolay Chebotko dies in car accident
18. "Kazakh Billionaire Alizhan Ibragimov Dies At 67". Radio Free Europe. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
19. Клавдия Антоновна Пищулина (in Russian)

Further reading

• Janssen, Sarah (17 December 2019). The World Almanac and Book of Facts. Skyhorse. ISBN   9781600572289.
• Riches, Christopher; Stalker, Peter (6 October 2016). A Guide to Countries of the World. Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-106079-3.

External links

• Kazakhstan Country Profile; CIA World Fact Book
• Kazakhstan; United Nations Statistics Division