Kazakhstan

Republic of Kazakhstan
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Location  Asia
Capital  Astana
Area  2,724,900 sq km
Population  18,744,548

"All things come to those that wait"
(Proverb/Quote of the Week)

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January

January 1 On 1 January 2018 Kazakhstan, for the first time in its history, assumed the rotating Presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month of January. January 2 January 3 January 4 January 5 January 6 January 7 January 8 January 9 January 10 January 11 January 12 January 13 January 14 January 15 January 16 January 17 January 18 January 19 January 20 January 21 January 22 January 23 January 24 January 25 January 26 January 27 January 28 January 29 January 30 The 2017 Winter Universiade, an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation, was inaugurated in Kazakhstan on 30 January 2017. Kazakhstan and Russia signed an agreement on common regional air defense system on 30 January 2013. The agreement will constitute a ground for Kazakhstan airspace security and relatively for the border area of Russia. January 31 Zhanbota Aldabergenova and Baglan Inkarbek of Kazakhstan won the freestyle skiing mixed team aerials gold medal at the 2017 Winter Universiade.

February

February 1 February 2 Kazakhstani biathlete Galina Vishnevskaya clinched gold in the Women's 7.5km Sprint at the 2017 Winter Universiade in Almaty city. February 3 February 4 February 5 February 6 February 7 February 8 February 9 February 10 February 11 February 12 February 13 February 14 Denis Ten of Kazakhstan won Bronze in Men Free Skating at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games. February 15 Kazakhstan on 15 February 2017 successfully launched a nano satellite as part of record 104 satellites launch in a single mission by India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. Researcher from Kazakhstan and Russia have discovered a well-preserved fossilized skull of a long-extinct animal known as the Siberian unicorn — which was actually a long-horned rhinoceros — in Kazakhstan. The animal, Elasmotherium sibiricum, may have went extinct 29,000 years ago instead of 350,000 years as previously thought, according to a study published in the American Journal of Applied Sciences on 15 February 2016. February 16 February 17 February 18 February 19 February 20 February 21 February 22 February 23 February 24 February 25 February 26 February 27 February 28 February 29

March

March 1 March 2 March 3 March 4 March 5 March 6 March 7 March 8 March 9 March 10 March 11 March 12 March 13 March 14 Alexandr Kolyadin of Kazakhstan won gold in Men's 1.5km Sprint Classic, Standing at the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang. March 15 March 16 March 17 Kazakh actress Samal Yeslyamova was named Best Actress for her performance in Ayka at the 13th Asian Film Awards on 17 March 2019 in Hong Kong. March 18 March 19 Barsakelmes in Kazakhstan, the biosphere reserve situated in the Sahara-Gobi Desert zone of the Aral Sea basin, was added to the list of UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves on 19 March 2016. The list recognizes regions that have maintained a healthy economy while hanging on to significant environmental values. March 20 March 21 March 22 Kazakh female athlete Maria Dmitrienko won the first prize for target shooting at the 10th Arab Shooting Championship on 22 March 2012. March 23 March 24 March 25 March 26 March 27 March 28 March 29 March 30 March 31

April

April 1 April 2 April 3 April 4 April 5 April 6 April 7 April 8 April 9 April 10 April 11 April 12 April 13 April 14 April 15 April 16 April 17 April 18 April 19 April 20 April 21 April 22 April 23 Kazakhstan and Kuwait on 23 April 2018 signed an agreement for mutual visa exemptions for holders of diplomatic passports and official (service) passports. April 24 April 25 April 26 April 27 April 28 April 29 April 30

May

May 1 May 2 May 3 National Information Technologies JSC of Kazakhstan won the 2016 WSIS Prize for their project titled Data Centers for Government Agencies. May 4 Kazakhstan signed a groundbreaking cofinancing framework agreement on 4 May 2014 with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to use ADB funds and expertise to support industrial policy, small and medium enterprises, and the banking sector. May 5 May 6 May 7 May 8 May 9 May 10 Kazakh Yaroslava Shvedova and Australian Casey Dellacqua won the 2015 Mutua Madrid Open tennis women's doubles title beating Garbiñe Muguruza and Carla Suárez in the final. May 11 May 12 May 13 May 14 May 15 May 16 May 17 May 18 May 19 Kazakh actress Samal Yeslyamova won the prestigious Best Female Actress award at the 71st Cannes Film Festival for her role in Ayka on 19 May 2018. May 20 May 21 May 22 May 23 May 24 May 25 May 26 May 27 May 28 May 29 Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus signed a historic treaty on 29 May 2014 forming a new trading bloc known as the Eurasian Economic Union. The Eurasian Economic Union – which follows years of tense and difficult negotiations – guarantees the free transit of goods, services, capital and workforces and coordinates policy for the members’ financial systems. May 30 May 31

June

June 1 June 2 June 3 June 4 June 5 June 6 June 7 June 8 June 9 June 10 June 11 June 12 June 13 June 14 June 15 June 16 June 17 June 18 June 19 June 20 June 21 June 22 June 23 June 24 June 25 June 26 June 27 June 28 Kazakhstan on 28 June 2016 was elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for two-year terms starting on 1 January 2017. It was the first time that Kazakhstan secured a seat on the United Nations Security Council. June 29 June 30

July

July 1 July 2 July 3 July 4 July 5 July 6 July 7 July 8 July 9 July 10 July 11 July 12 The Kazakhstan-China Oil Pipeline, owned by the Kazakh oil company KazMunayGas and the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), opened to commercial operation on 12 July 2006 as the first crude oil from Kazakhstan poured through the cross-border pipeline. July 13 July 14 July 15 July 16 July 17 July 18 July 19 July 20 July 21 July 22 July 23 July 24 July 25 July 26 July 27 Cargo train services between Kazakhstan and China's Ganzhou began on 27 July 2017, expected to promote economy and trade between the two countries. July 28 Alexander Vinokourov of Kazakhstan astonishingly took the gold medal in the men’s cycling road race at the London Olympics on 28 July 2012. July 29 July 30 July 31

August

August 1 August 2 August 3 August 4 August 5 August 6 August 7 August 8 August 9 August 10 August 11 Nijat Rahimov of Kazakhstan won gold in the Men's 77kg Weightlifting at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil. August 12 Kazakhstan, Russia, Iran, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan signed an agreement on 12 August 2018 for collective use of the Caspian sea after two decades of negotiations. August 13 August 14 August 15 August 16 August 17 Kazakhstan’s Bauyrzhan Zhauyntayev won gold medal in men's 55kg Judo event at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. August 18 August 19 August 20 August 21 August 22 August 23 August 24 August 25 August 26 August 27 August 28 August 29 August 30 August 31 Baglan Ibragim of Kazakhstan won gold in men’s sambo 52 kg at the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia on 31 August 2018.

September

September 1 Kazakhstan men's water polo team dramatically won the Asian Games gold medal after defeating Japan 8-7 at the Aquatic Center, Senayan, Jakarta, on 1 September 2018. Kazakhstan sambo fighter, Dildash Kuryshbayeva, defeated Uzbekistan's Nilufar Davletova 3-0 to win the women's -68kg gold medal at the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia on 1 September 2018. September 2 September 3 September 4 September 5 September 6 September 7 Kazakhstan and China signed 22 agreements on 7 September 2013 worth a total of around $30 billion, including several deals in the key oil and gas sector, in order to strengthen bilateral relationship. September 8 Zulfiya Gabidullina of Kazakhstan won Women's 100m Freestyle - S3 - Swimming gold at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in Brazil. September 9 September 10 September 11 September 12 September 13 September 14 September 15 September 16 September 17 September 18 September 19 September 20 Margarita Yelisseyeva of Kazakhstan won gold in the women's weightlifting 48kg class at the 2014 Asian Games. Yelisseyeva's combined total of 194 kilograms in the two disciplines, the snatch (88kg) and clean and jerk (106kg) was minimum 7kg ahead of other lifters. September 21 September 22 September 23 September 24 September 25 September 26 September 27 September 28 September 29 Kazakhstani beach volleyball team won gold at the 2014 Asian Games beating Chinese team 42-25. September 30

October

October 1 October 2 October 3 Kazakhstani boxer Ivan Dychko won gold in the super heavyweight (+91 kg) category at the 2014 Asian Games. October 4 October 5 October 6 October 7 October 8 October 9 October 10 Kazakh film director Yerlan Nurmukhambetov’s Walnut Tree was presented with the New Currents Award at the 20th Busan International Film Festival on 10 October 2015. October 11 October 12 October 13 October 14 October 15 October 16 October 17 The International Board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), an international standard that ensures transparency around countries’ oil, gas and mineral resources, declared Kazakhstan as a "compliant country" on 17 October 2013. October 18 October 19 October 20 October 21 October 22 Dr. Zuriyadda Sakipova of Kazakhstan won the prestigious 2015 Gusi Peace Prize in the Academe category. October 23 October 24 October 25 October 26 October 27 October 28 October 29 October 30 October 31

November

November 1 November 2 November 3 November 4 November 5 November 6 November 7 November 8 November 9 November 10 November 11 November 12 Kazakhstan was elected on the United Nations Human Rights Council on 12 November 2012 for a three-year term. The council was created by the UN General Assembly in 2006 as the main human rights body of the UN. November 13 Kazakhstan and Canada signed a Nuclear Cooperation Agreement (NCA) on 13 November 2013 in sphere of peaceful nuclear energy. The nuclear cooperation agreement – together with the administrative arrangements – would enable Canadian and Kazakh companies to export and import controlled nuclear materials, equipment and technology under safeguards applied by the International Atomic Energy Agency. November 14 November 15 November 16 November 17 November 18 November 19 November 20 November 21 November 22 November 23 November 24 November 25 Nijat Rahimov of Kazakhstan won gold in the men’s 77kg category at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships in Houston. November 26 November 27 November 28 November 29 November 30

December

December 1 Kazakhstan’s film producer Serik Abishev and director Adilkhan Yerzhanov were named as the world's top 100 global thinkers by Foreign Policy, a Washington-based prestigious magazine of global politics, economics and ideas, on 1 December 2015 for their works with the local film industry. December 2 December 3 December 4 December 5 December 6 December 7 December 8 December 9 December 10 December 11 December 12 December 13 December 14 December 15 December 16 December 17 December 18 December 19 December 20 December 21 December 22 December 23 December 24 December 25 December 26 December 27 December 28 December 29 December 30 December 31

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