2022 Kazakh unrest
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The 2022 Kazakh unrest, also known as January Events, Bloody January, or the January Tragedy, was a series of mass protests and civil unrest that began in Kazakhstan on 2 January 2022 after a sudden s
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2022 Kazakhstan protests — Aqtobe, January 4
CSTO collective peacekeeping forces in Kazakhstan 2022 JAN 12, Tajikistan soldiers in Almaty Power Station 1
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
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Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly Tokayev is a Kazakh politician and diplomat who has served as the second president of Kazakhstan since 2019. He previously served as Prime Minister from 1999 to 2002 and as Chai
2022 Kazakh unrest
…there were no unified opposition groups against the Kazakh government, the unrest appeared to be assembled directly by citizens. In response, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared a state of emergency in Mangystau Region and Almaty, effective from 5 January 2022. The Prime Minister Asqar Mamin resigned the same day, and…
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Tokayev with President Nursultan Nazarbayev (right) during a visit to the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria, September 2004
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev with Yukiya Amano
Tokayev speaking at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, October 2012