Nursultan Nazarbayev6 May 1998
Capital is renamed Astana during Nazarbayev's presidency
Kazakhstan · Government / Republic of Kazakhstan. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Capital is renamed Astana during Nazarbayev's presidency
Capital name is changed back from Nur-Sultan to Astana
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