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1991 in Kazakhstan

Explore 4 historical events and records for Kazakhstan in 1991.

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Historical records for Kazakhstan in 1991

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August

29 August 1991

Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site Closed

Nazarbayev, Nursultan · Semipalatinsk · President of Kazakhstan · Warfare / Nuclear

Closes the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site after decades of Soviet nuclear testing.

October

16 October 1991

Prime Minister Takes Office

Tereshchenko, Sergey · Alma-Ata · Prime Minister of Kazakhstan · Government / Republic of Kazakhstan

Sergey Tereshchenko becomes Prime Minister during the independence transition

December

1 December 1991

President Elected

Nazarbayev, Nursultan · Alma-Ata · President of Kazakhstan · Government / Republic of Kazakhstan

Nazarbayev wins Kazakhstan's first presidential election

16 December 1991

First Post-Soviet Government

Tereshchenko, Sergey · Alma-Ata · Head of Government · Government / Republic of Kazakhstan

Tereshchenko leads the first government after independence

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