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Kazakhstan president Nazarbayev steps down after 30 years in power
Source: The Guardian and agencies
Kazakhstan president Nazarbayev steps down after 30 years in power
Nursultan Nazarbayev has led oil-rich country since fall of the Soviet Union
Andrew Roth in Moscow and agencies
Tue 19 Mar 2019 13.54 GMT
Kazakhstan’s president has announced his retirement after nearly 30 years as leader of the central Asian nation – but he will likely remain a power behind the throne, analysts said, as he retains key posts in Kazakhstan’s military and political bureaucracy.
Nursultan Nazarbayev has led the oil-rich country since the fall of the Soviet Union, first as its Communist leader and then as president after independence.
The 78-year-old leader announced his resignation in a surprise public address on national television on Tuesday evening.
“I have taken a decision, which was not easy for me, to resign as president,” Nazarbayev said, noting he was the “first president of independent Kazakhstan”.
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Nursultan Nazarbayev has led oil-rich country since fall of the Soviet Union
Andrew Roth in Moscow and agencies
Tue 19 Mar 2019 13.54 GMT
Kazakhstan’s president has announced his retirement after nearly 30 years as leader of the central Asian nation – but he will likely remain a power behind the throne, analysts said, as he retains key posts in Kazakhstan’s military and political bureaucracy.
Nursultan Nazarbayev has led the oil-rich country since the fall of the Soviet Union, first as its Communist leader and then as president after independence.
The 78-year-old leader announced his resignation in a surprise public address on national television on Tuesday evening.
“I have taken a decision, which was not easy for me, to resign as president,” Nazarbayev said, noting he was the “first president of independent Kazakhstan”.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/19/kazakhstan-president-nursultan-nazarbayev-steps-down-after-30-years-in-power