Nursultan Nazarbayev was born on 6 July 1940 in Shamalgan. A Kazakh politician, Nazarbayev was the first president of independent Kazakhstan, ruling from the collapse of the Soviet Union until he resigned in 2019. A former steelworker and Communist Party official, he led the country as it gave up its Soviet nuclear arsenal, developed its oil and gas sector and moved the capital from Almaty to Astana, a city later named in his honor. He maintained a balanced foreign policy between Russia, China and the West. His rule was criticized for authoritarian practices, and after violent unrest in January 2022 he lost much of his remaining influence.
Before and after
- 22 June 1940Armistice of 22 June 1940
- from 22 June 1940 to 4 October 1943German military administration in occupied France during World War II
- from 28 June 1940 to 3 July 1940Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina
- 28 June 1940Birth of Muhammad Yunus
- 6 July 1940Birth of Nursultan Nazarbayev
- 7 July 1940Birth of Ringo Starr
- from 10 July 1940 to 31 October 1940Battle of Britain
- from 10 July 1940 to 29 August 1944Vichy France
- from 14 July 1940 to 15 July 1940Operation Ambassador
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