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Kazakhstan Government 1996
Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
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Administrative divisions:
19 oblystar (singular - oblys) and 1 city (qalalar, singular - qala)*;
Almaty Qalasy*, Almaty Oblysy, Aqmola Oblysy, Aqtobe Oblysy, Atyrau Oblysy,
Batys Qazaqstan Oblysy (Oral), Kokshetau Oblysy, Mangghystau Oblysy (Aqtau),
Ongtustik Qazaqstan Oblysy (Shymkent), Qaraghandy Oblysy, Qostanay Oblysy,
Qyzylorda Oblysy, Pavlodar Oblysy, Semey Oblysy, Shyghys Qazaqstan Oblysy
(Oskemen; formerly Ust'-Kamenogorsk), Soltustik Qazaqstan Oblysy
(Petropavl), Taldyqorghan Oblysy, Torghay Oblysy, Zhambyl Oblysy,
Zhezqazghan Oblysy
names in parentheses are administrative centers when name differs from oblys
name
16 December 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
Independence Day, 16 December (1991)
based on civil law system
18 years of age; universal
President Nursultan NAZARBAYEV (since NA April 1990); Vice President Yerik
ASANBAYEV (since 1 December 1991); election last held 1 December 1991 (next
to be held NA 1996); results - Nursultan A. NAZARBAYEV ran unopposed; note -
NAZARBAYEV has extended his term to the year 2000 by a nationwide referendum
held 30 April 1995
Prime Minister Akezhan KAZHEGELDIN (since 12 October 1994); First Deputy
Prime Ministers Nigmatzhan ISINGARIN (since 12 October 1994) and Vitalia
METTE (since March 1995)
Council of Ministers; appointed by the prime minister
elections last held 7 March 1994 (next to be held NA 1999); results -
percent of vote by party NA; seats - (177 total) Union Peoples' Unity of
Kazakhstan 33, Confederation of Trade Unions of the Republic of Kazakhstan
11, Peoples' Congress of Kazakhstan Party 9, Socialist Party of Kazakhstan
8, Peasant Union of the Republic Kazakhstan 4, Social Movement LAD 4,
Organization of Veterans 1, Union of Youth of Kazakhstan 1, Democratic
Committee for Human Rights 1, Association of Lawyers of Kazakhstan 1,
International Public Committee "Aral-Asia-Kazakhstan" 1, Congress of
Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan 1, Deputies of the 12th Supreme Soviet 40,
independents 62
the Supreme Council disbanded 12 March 1995 following a Constitutional Court
ruling that the March 1994 elections were invalid
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Political parties and leaders:
People's Unity Party (PUP; was Union of People's Unity), Kuanysh SULTANOV,
chairman; People's Congress of Kazakhstan (PCK), Olzhas SULEYMENOV,
chairman; Socialist Party of Kazakhstan (SPK; former Communist Party),
Yermukhamet YERTYSHBAYEV, co-chairman; Republican Party (Azat), Kamal
ORMANTAYEV, chairman; Democratic Progress (Russian) Party, Alexandra
DOKUCHAYEVA, chairman; Confederation of Trade Unions of the Republic of
Kazakhstan; Peasant Union of the Republic Kazakhstan (KPU); Social Movement
LAD, V. MIKHAYLOV, chairman; Union of Youth of Kazakhstan; Democratic
Committee for Human Rights; Association of Lawyers of Kazakhstan;
International Public Committee "Aral-Asia-Kazakhstan"; Congress of
Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan; Deputies of the 12th Supreme Soviet; People's
Cooperative Party, Umirzak SARSENOV, chairman; Organization of Veterans
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Other political or pressure groups:
Independent Trade Union Center (Birlesu; an association of independent trade
union and business associations), Leonid SOLOMIN, president
AsDB, CCC, CIS, EBRD, ECO, ESCAP, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO,
INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, NACC, OIC (observer),
OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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Diplomatic representation in US:
Ambassador Tuleutai S. SULEYMENOV
(temporary) 3421 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
[1] (202) 333-4504 through 4507
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US diplomatic representation:
Ambassador William H. COURTNEY
99/97 Furmanova Street, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan 480012
use embassy street address
sky blue background representing the endless sky and a gold sun with 32 rays
soaring above a golden steppe eagle in the center; on the hoist side is a
"national ornamentation" in yellow
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