December 15. Kazinform's timeline of major events
Kazinform's Timeline is the one-stop shop where you can learn about historical events for the 15th of December. See what notable events happened throughout Kazakhstan's history on December 15.
EVENTS
1995 – During the Zhambyl session of the Inter-State Council of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan, the heads of state sign the decision to form the Joint Peacekeeping Battalion of three countries under the UN auspices and the Agreement on organizing and forming the Collective Peacekeeping Battalion. Besides, then-presidents Nursultan Nazarbayev, Askar Akayev, and Islam Karimov request the UN Secretary-General to send a group of UN experts to their countries for consultations with representatives of the ministries of foreign affairs and defense.
1999 - The National Security Strategy is approved for the first time in Kazakhstan. The document outlines the analysis of the potential threats and the threat avoidance measures for the six most important areas: external, military, economic, socio-political, environmental, and information security. The National Security Strategy becomes the starting point of a new stage in strengthening Kazakhstan's national security in the late 1990s.
2004 – The Eurasian Culture Foundation is established to promote, improve, and expand the cultural cooperation between the cultural institutions, organizations, and culture figures of the Eurasian countries. The foundation’s headquarters is located in Almaty.
2007 - A memorial dedicated to 35 Kazakh soldiers who died on the Tajik-Afghan border in the civil war in Tajikistan is unveiled at the Friendship of Peoples’ Park in Dushanbe. The close relatives of the fallen and high-ranking officials of Kazakhstan and Tajikistan attend the unveiling ceremony.
2008 – The Independence Monument, the mini version of the one in Almaty, is unveiled in the Abulkhair Khan Avenue in Aktobe.
2011 - The UEFA Executive Committee admits the national football association of Kazakhstan to UEFA’s Referee Convention, making Kazakhstan its full member.
2012 – «Monuments of ancient art» stamp devoted to 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and Bulgaria is issued in Sofia.
2016 – A capsule with ‘Letters to the future’ penned by Kazakhstani youth in honor of the 25th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s independence is handed to the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Kazakh capital.
2017 – Kazinform International News Agency and Azerbaijan’s Trend news agency ink the memorandum of cooperation in Baku. The memorandum seeks to strengthen cooperation in the information exchange.
2018 - By the decision of Lord Mayor of Westminster, the building of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in London is officially called as Kazakhstan House. The name is on all official documents, such as cadastral records, as well as on city maps, and so on.
2019 – Denis’ Friends ice show brings together professional figure skaters from all corners of the world who pay homage to the memory of late bronze medalist of the Sochi Olympics Demis Ten in the Kazakh capital.
2020 – A collection of Abai’s poems ‘Altyn shanyrakta shyrkalgan an’ is released in Korean in South Korea.
2020 – A monument to Kazakh composer Shamshi Kaldayakov is unveiled in Turkistan.
2021 – A special media portal Altynqor.com, a unique project to digitalize Kazakhstan’s cultural heritage, is launched in the country.
2021 – A house-museum of great Kazakh akyn and poet Kassym Amanzholov is inaugurated in Karaganda.
2021 – Over 200 books by Kazakh authors are donated to the National Library under the administration of the Turkish President.
2022 – A decision to institute a new district in the Kazakh capital called Nura is made. The total area of the new district is 19,336 ha.
2022 – The National Bank of Kazakhstan issues collectors' coins TOGYZQUMALAQ, one of the most ancient Kazakh board games.
