2012 in Kazakhstan
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The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Kazakhstan.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Nursultan Nazarbayev
- Prime Minister: Karim Massimov (until 24 September) Serik Akhmetov (from 24 September)
Events
[edit]April
[edit]- April 23 - Kazakhstan issues an official ‘thank you’ to Sacha Baron Cohen for his comedy character Borat Sagdiyev despite an initial ban.[1]
July
[edit]- July 17 – The Syrian consulate in Almaty suffered serious damage following an alleged arson attack.[2]
December
[edit]- December 25 – An Antonov An-72-100 plane crashed near Shymkent, killing all 27 people on board.[3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kazakhstan thanks Borat for 'boosting tourism'". BBC News. 24 April 2012. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ "Kazakh Probe Launched Into 'Arson' Attack On Syrian Consulate In Almaty". 17 July 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ^ "Military plane carrying 27 crashes in Kazakhstan". Agence France-Presse. 25 December 2012. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "Kazakhstan military plane crash 'kills 27' near Shymkent". BBC News. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
