This day in history

In 1984, N. Nazarbayev was appointed as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Kazakh SSR

In 2006 in Moscow was opened a monument dedicated to Abay Kunanbayev

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82 years ago by the resolution of presidium of the CEC of Kazakh ASSR the names "Kazakhs" and "Kazakhstan" were approved

82 years ago by the resolution of presidium of the CEC Kazakh ASSR the name "Kazakhs" instead of "Kazaki", and also the name Kazakhstan which before used to be "Kazakstan" was approved in Russian language.