Population – the ninth largest country in the world

Kazakh Khanate Kazakh nation was formed in the mid-fifteenth century. Janibek and Kerei created a new Khanate, Kazakh Khanate. Juzes A bit later the three Juzes were appeared. In the last years of 17 th century Jungar campaigns pressed on the Kazakh Khanate with a vengeance. Tsarist Kazakhstan In 1731 the Lesser Juz under Abulkhair Khan became the part of Russian empire, in order to protect and defend its territory from Jungars. Later in 1741 the Middle and Great Juzes joined to Russian empire.

 Date : December 16-19, 1986  Location : Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan Reason : The dismissal of the long- serving First Secretary of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan, Dinmukhamed Kunayev ( ) on 16 December and the appointment of an outsider, Gennady Kolbin ( ) as the First SecretaryDinmukhamed KunayevGennady Kolbin  Result : Massacre of civilians  Casualties and losses : civilians killed More than 200 injured

 In December 16, 1991 Kazakhstan declared its independence.  In 1993, Kazakhstan’s first constitution was adopted.

Kazakhstan is a multinational country. There are about 125 nationalities in the country.

Kazakhstan oil, gas, coal and uranium reserves are among the ten biggest in the world.  Oil  Natural gas  Coal  Uranium

Astana, the new capital of Kazakhstan was held on June 10, 1998.

Today’s main aim is the implementation of the strategy for Kazakhstan to enter the top 30 most competitive countries of the world.

1. What’s the population of Kazakhstan? 2. Why Kazaks became part of Russian Empire? 3. What is the date December 16, 1986 famous for? 4.How many nationalities are there in Kazakhstan?