On 22 October 1998, while serving as a Senator, Gabbasov launched his bid for presidency for the People's Union of Kazakhstan Unity. [5] [6] On 30 November 1998, he was registered by the Central Election Commission as a candidate.
Although Gabbasov had no rallies and only gave a limited amount of press interviews, he maintained a strong support mostly from rural areas. [7] [8] Gabbasov ran on campaign mostly on environmental issues such as proposing to close the Baikonur Cosmodrome, claiming that it was harming the environment, as well as eliminate public health hazards and boost economic reforms. He also promised to create flexible system of farm subsidies and grant tax privileges to agricultural workers, as well as benefits for women with many children, continue in providing free secondary education and vocational training for young people and maintain free healthcare. At the same time, Gabbasov avoided in criticizing President Nursultan Nazarbayev. [8] Gabbasov also favored for closer economic ties with Russia and the CIS. [9] He received 0.77% of the votes in the election, placing him in last place among other candidates. [10]
Later life and death
After retiring from politics in 1999, Gabbasov continued enjoying his creative hobbies. In his last years, he felt very ill and eventually died on 11 July 2014 in his hometown of Oral at the age of 78 which his death only confirmed almost week later. [11] [5]
Bibliography
Member of the Writers' Union of Kazakhstan, Gabbasov is the author of ten collections of novellas and short stories:
- Free horse for the dzhigit (Свободная лошадь для джигита, 1969)
- One tree for the whole steppe (Одно дерево на всю степь, 1976)
- That summer and this winter (В то лето и эту зиму, 1980, 1988)
- Green leaf in the snow (Зеленый лист на снегу, 1982)
- Little boy and two men (Маленький мальчик и двое мужчин, 1983)
- Love story (История любви, 1984)
- There are no unforeseen barriers (Нет непредвиденных преград, 1989)
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Engels Gabbasov | |
|---|---|
Энгельс Ғаббасов | |
| Senator for West Kazakhstan Region | |
| In office 5 December 1995 –17 September 1999 Servingwith Viktor Baldin, Amangeldi Taspihov |