Prime Minister Takes Office
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev becomes Prime Minister
Role range: 1999-2002
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Biography and Timeline
Follow Kassym-Jomart Tokayev through 10 dated historical records for Kazakhstan.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1999–2022Years on this page
1999
2001
Government Leadership
Tokayev continues leading the government during economic recovery
Role range: 1999-2002
2002
Premiership Ends
Tokayev leaves the prime ministership
Role range: 1999-2002
2019
Acting President Takes Office
Tokayev becomes acting President after Nazarbayev resigns
Role range: 2019-2019
President Elected
Tokayev wins the presidential election after serving as acting President
Role range: 2019-
Head of State Assumes Office
Tokayev formally assumes the head-of-state role after election
Role range: 2019-
President Sworn In
Tokayev takes the oath as President of Kazakhstan
Role range: 2019-
2022
Constitutional Referendum
Tokayev backs constitutional reforms reducing presidential powers
Role range: 2019-
Capital Renamed Astana
Capital name is changed back from Nur-Sultan to Astana
Role range: 2019-
Re-Elected President
Tokayev wins early presidential election for a seven-year term
Role range: 2019-
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.