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Nazarbayev became the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan in 1989. In 1990, he was elected as Kazakhstan's first president by the Supreme Soviet. Nazarbayev played a crucial role in opposing the 1991 coup d'état attempt by Soviet hardliners, which led to the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Leaders of Kazakhstan (1917–1990) Alash Autonomy (1917–1920) Kirghiz Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic (1920–1925) Kazakh Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1925–1936) Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (1936–1991) First Secretary of the Communist Party. Head of state. Presidents of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1990–present ...
Alongside the prime minister, the president leads the executive branch of the Kazakh government and serves as the commander-in-chief of the Kazakh Armed Forces. Since the establishment of the office of the presidency on 24 April 1990, under the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, Kazakhstan has had only two individuals serve as president.
On 24 April 1990 the Supreme Council of the Kazakh SSR established the post of President of the Kazakh SSR and chose its chairman Nursultan Nazarbayev to be the president for a term of 6 years. [3] Due to the preceding events of the collapse of the Soviet Union , on 16 October 1991 the Supreme Council of the Kazakh SSR set the election day for ...
The powers of this position are described in a special section of the Constitution of Kazakhstan . The position was established on 24 April 1990, a year before the Dissolution of the Soviet Union. The current president is Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who assumed office on 20 March 2019 following the resignation of the first president, Nursultan ...
After declaring its independence from a political structure dominated by Moscow and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) until 1991, Kazakhstan retained the governmental structure and most of the leadership which had held power in 1990. Nazarbayev, elected president of the republic in 1991, remained in undisputed power five years later.
Chairman of the Senate (2007–2011, 2013–2019) Kassym-Jomart Tokayev with Sergey Lavrov and John Kerry on 13 September 2013. As Chair of the Senate of Kazakhstan, Tokayev was elected in 2008 as a vice-president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
Politics of Kazakhstan. Presidential elections were held in Kazakh SSR on 24 April 1990 to elect the president for a six-year term. Chairman of the Supreme Council Nursultan Nazarbayev was chosen to be the president by 317 of the 360 members. The election was uncontested.