Events in the year 2024 in Kazakhstan.
Incumbents Photo Post Name Chairman of the Security Council of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev President of Kazakhstan Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Älihan Smaiylov (until 5 February) Roman Sklyar (until 6 February) Oljas Bektenov (since 6 February)
Events 5 April – More than 100,000 are displaced following floods caused by the spring thaw in northern and western parts of the country. 14 May – The Supreme Court of Kazakhstan sentences former Minister of National Economy Kuandyk Bishimbayev to 24 years in prison for torturing and murdering his wife. 2 July – Exiled opposition activist Aydos Sadykov dies of injuries sustained after being shot in Kyiv, Ukraine on 18 June. 6 October – A majority of voters in a nationwide referendum allow the construction of Kazakhstan's first nuclear power plant in Ülken, near Lake Balkhash. 25 December – Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243, an Embraer ERJ-190AR carrying 67 people, crashes in Aktau, killing 38 people on board. Azerbaijan subsequently accuses Russia of unintentionally shooting down the aircraft.
Holidays
1 January – New Year's Day 7 January – Eastern Orthodoxy Christmas 8 March – International Women's Day 21–23 March – Nowruz 1 May – Kazakhstan People's Unity Day 7 May – Defender of the Fatherland Day 9 May – Great Patriotic War Against Fascism Victory Day 16 June – Qurban Ayt 6 July – Capital City Day 30 August – Constitution Day 25 October – Republic Day 16 December – Independence Day
References
External links Online calendar
Kazakhstan Country Profile; CIA World Fact Book Kazakhstan; United Nations Statistics Division