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• NurOtan

  Yesterday at a meeting of the party of Otan, the party that holds the majority in Parliament and the party of the President two major decisions were made: 1) Otan will change its name to NurOtan. While Nur means “sunlight” in Kazakh, and Otan means “fatherland”, no one can doubt that the name change refers […]

  12/23/06 • (Comments Off on NurOtan)

• Leaders of Kazakhstan on Niyazov’s Passing

  Nazarbayev, currently in China, sent a telegram to the acting President, reading in part: Saparmurat Atayevich was an outstanding leader of the Turkmen people, a politician with foresight, constantly working hard for the good of his homeland. He played a key role in creating and strengthening the independent state of Turkmenistan, and developing the economic […]

  12/22/06 • (Comments Off on Leaders of Kazakhstan on Niyazov’s Passing)

• Kazakhstan 2021

  I was asked to participate in a cross-blog survey with New Eurasia to predict what Central Asia will look like in 15 years. You can check out the other posts here. And my little dichotomious view is below. I couldn’t come to any solid and concrete conclusions so I ended up with perhaps more of […]

  12/21/06 • (1)

• Turkmenbashi is dead

  Usually I keep my focus on Kazakhstan, but this is a big one. The President-for-life, Saparmurat Niyazov, died Wednesday night of heart failure at age 66. As is well-known, he was an authoritarian leader given to fulfilling whims and crushing dissent. Although there were rumors that his heart was weak, his health was considered top-secret. […]

  12/21/06 • (Comments Off on Turkmenbashi is dead)

• Some akims were elected

  Kazakhstan Today noted a small event on Friday, an event that could only fit in the miscellaneous section: Kazakhstan holds akim of oblasts and cities of regional value elections Why aren’t elections a newsworthy event? For a few reasons: Until a few years ago, the President appointed (and Parliament approved) akims (or chief executives) of […]

  10/24/06 • (Comments Off on Some akims were elected)

• New Tenge: Update

  I was amused that the mistake in the new tenge had made the Reuters’ Oddly Enough. However, they actually bring up a good point about the politics of language: “The mistake … is not just a spelling problem — it has political undertones,” a letter from members of parliament to President Nursultan Nazarbayev said. “We […]

  10/20/06 • (Comments Off on New Tenge: Update)

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  Googling Kazakhstan

  When I get free time, I google Kazakhstan, or search for it in Technorati.com. And occasionally fun things come up. Like a toothpaste collector’s website, showing off his Kazakh toothpaste: This is some good toothpaste, though it makes your teeth feel like they’re coated in plastic. One wonders if this is actually helpful or is […]

  10/10/06 • (3)

• Akhmetov stepped down

  Daniyel Akhmetov stepped down as Prime Minister on Monday, after returning to work from a two-week vacation. His request to the President cited personal reasons, and most people believe he just got tired of the position and the accompanying stress. He was one of Kazakhstan’s longest serving Prime Ministers, staying in office for a good […]

  1/09/06 • (Comments Off on Akhmetov stepped down)

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