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The primary reason for the peaceful student demonstrations that started in the early morning of 17 December was the dismissal of the long-serving First Secretary of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan, Dinmukhamed Kunaev (1964–1986) on 16 December and the appointment of Gennady Kolbin (1986–1989) as the First Secretary. Kolbin was unpopular ...
It moved to Almaty in 1968, and into its current building in December 2003. The theatre is a notable cultural hub for Koryo-mar, the dialect of Koryo-saram. [2] All productions are in Korean, with simultaneous translation into Russian. [3]
Bek Air Flight 2100 was a domestic passenger flight from Almaty to Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, operated by a Fokker 100 that crashed on 27 December 2019 while taking off from Almaty International Airport. [3] Of the 98 people on board – 93 passengers and 5 crew, [1] [4] 13 died in the crash and 66 were injured.
From 1929 to 1936, the city, then known as Alma-Ata, was the capital of the Kazakh ASSR. [13] From 1936 to 1991, Alma-Ata was the capital of the Kazakh SSR.After Kazakhstan became independent in 1991, the city was renamed Almaty in 1993 and continued as the capital until 1997, when the capital was moved to Akmola (renamed Astana in 1998, Nur-Sultan in 2019, and again Astana in 2022).
The tournament was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from 29 to 30 December 2022, [1] using a Swiss-system with 21 rounds for the open tournament and 17 rounds for the women's tournament. Participants [ edit ]
The first independence day military parade of Kazakhstan was held on Almaty's Republic Square in 1996 timed to the occasion of the 5th anniversary of independence. [10] Minister of Defense Mukhtar Altynbayev opened the parade, [11] which also saw a cavalry squadron from the Republican Guard makes its debut appearance. [12]
On 12 December 1995, in connection with the celebration of the Independence Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the upcoming 70th anniversary of the construction of the Turkestan-Siberia Railway, the district was renamed into Turksib. [4]
It was renamed to the Palace of the Republic by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kazakh SSR in December 6, 1991 by the proposal of the Kazakh SSR State Committee for Culture. The palace was also place for International Primary Health Care meeting where the Alma-Ata Declaration was adopted in 1978. [3] [4]