The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Kazakhstan.
Incumbents President: Nursultan Nazarbayev Prime Minister: Karim Massimov (until 24 September) Serik Akhmetov (from 24 September)
Events April April 23 - Kazakhstan issues an official ‘thank you’ to Sacha Baron Cohen for his comedy character Borat Sagdiyev despite an initial ban.
July July 17 – The Syrian consulate in Almaty suffered serious damage following an alleged arson attack.
December December 25 – An Antonov An-72-100 plane crashed near Shymkent, killing all 27 people on board.
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