November 16. Kazinform's timeline of major events
Kazinform's Timeline is the one-stop shop where you can learn about historical events for the 16th of November. See what notable events happened throughout Kazakhstan's history on November 16.
EVENTS
1993 - First President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev is honored with a gold medal of the Economic Development and Marketing Guild of the city of Nuremberg, the Federal Republic of Germany. The medal is presented to Nazarbayev for outstanding achievements in the development of international economic cooperation and in strengthening mutual understanding among the nations.
2001 – The Joint Statement and the Treaty on Delimitation and Demarcation of the Kazakh-Uzbek State Border is signed.
2005 - Akkol town in Akmola region hosts the presentation of the first ground complex for control over the space vehicles. The presentation is organized by JSC Republican Center for Space Communication and Electromagnetic Compatibility.
2009 - The National Library of Kazakhstan hosts a memorial procedure of cancellation of the stamp issued to celebrate the 100th jubilee of famous poet, playwright and scholar Abdilda Tazhibayev.
2009 - The Council of Kazakhstani Students is established in Belarus to consolidate the Kazakhstani Students Community in Belarus.
2011 - The Tajik city of Kurgan-Tube - the capital of Khatlon region - holds a ceremony to rename one of the streets as Kazahon («Kazakh»), which was historically populated by ethnic Kazakhs.
2015 – The Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Kazakhstan is inaugurated in the Kingdom of Norway.
2016 - JSC Kazpost issues stamps devoted to Kazakhstani athletes - medalists of the 2016 Rio Olympics - Daniyar Yeleussinov, Dmitry Balandin, Nijat Rakhimov, Guzel Manyurova, Zhazira Zhapparkul, Vassily Levit, Yeldos Smetov and Adilbek Niyazymbetov.
2017 - The Center of Kazakhstani Literature and Science opens doors in Japan as part of the international presentation of Rukhani Janghyru program.
2020 – A solemn opening of ‘Abai jane Rukhani mura’ exhibition and Abai’s book in the Arabic are held in Egypt.
2020 – A corporate fund Menin Armanym (My dream) that makes wishes of severely ill children come true is established in Kazakhstan.
2021 – Kazakhstan, Russia and the UAE signed a letter of intention to implement the first commercial space project ‘Gagarin Start’ at the Baikonur cosmodrome at the Dubai Airshow 2021 in the UAE.
2022 – A monument to great Kazakh poet, translator, public figure and politician Akhmet Baiturssynuly is unveiled in Almaty on his 150th anniversary.
