Events of 2019 in Kazakhstan.
Incumbents
President: Nursultan Nazarbayev (until March)Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (since June) Prime Minister: Bakhytzhan Sagintayev (until February)Askar Mamin (since February)
Events
February February 21 – President Nazarbayev fires the government and appoints Askar Mamin as the new prime minister.
March March 19 March 20 – Nazarbayev resigns after 30 years in power.ferganews.com, President of Kazakhstan. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is sworn into office at a ceremony in the Parliament of Kazakhstan attended by outgoing President Nazarbayev. The Parliament of Kazakhstan approves the renaming of the capital city from Astana to Nursultan. Новый глава Казахстана предложил переименовать Астану в Нурсултан March 24 – Kazakhstan loses 0–4 to Russia in a match of UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group I at Astana Arena.
June June 9 – Early presidential elections were held in the country with seven registered candidates, including incumbent president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Tokayev was subsequently re-elected with 71% of the vote.Kazakhstan: Election candidate dropped for poor Kazakh skills Eurasia Net, 2 May 2019
December December 27 – At least 12 died and at least 60 injured in a plane crash near Almaty Airport.
Deaths
December 31 December – Serikbolsyn Abdildin, economist and politician (b. 1937).
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