If a nation does not know its history, if the country loses its history, then its citizens have nowhere to go.
Mirzhakyp Dulatuly

Today in history

In 2005, a monument dedicated to Kazakh batyr Baurzhan Momyshuly was opened in Zhana zhol village of Shu district

In 1995, Abay’s book “Izbrannoe” was published in Urdu language in Pakistan

In 1957, the gallery of petroglyphs Tamgaly tract was opened in Zhambyl district in Almaty region

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Adopted the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstab "On Universal Military Duty and Military Service"

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Adopted the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstab "On Universal Military Duty and Military Service" - e-history.kz
The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Universal Military Duty and Military Service" was adopted on January 19. This law defined the military ranks in the newly created Armed Forces of the country. They repeated the system ranks of the USSR Armed Forces. The rank of the Marshall became the highest in the ground forces while the rank of Admiral in the navy forces (which did not exist at that time). In Kazakhstan, the rank of the Marshall has not been previously assigned. The rank of the General of the Army was first assigned in the same year of 1993 to the first Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan, S.K. Nurmagambetov. The second person who received this rank was the actual Minister of Defense, M.K. Altynbaev.