Size: 28x22cm./11×8.6inch.
Weight: 1306gr./46oz.
Year: 2003
Pages: 271
Book made in Kazakhstan, 2003. The title of the book reads:”Kazakhstan
2002 The Year Of New Achievements”. Filled with numerous pictures of
Nursultan Nazarbayev the leader of Kazakhstan at the time.
Nursultan
Abishuly Nazarbayev (1940) is a Kazakh politician and military officer
who served as the first President of Kazakhstan, from the country’s
independence in 1991 until his formal resignation in 2019. Nazarbayev
was one of the longest ruling non royal leaders in the world, having led
Kazakhstan for nearly three decades, excluding chairmanship in the
Security Council after the end of his presidency.
In the country’s
first direct presidential election, held in 1991, he appeared alone on
the ballot with no opposing candidates and secured an overwhelming 98%
of the vote. During Nazarbayev’s presidency, Kazakhstan experienced a
rapid economic growth in 2000s, driven by high oil prices and
market-oriented reforms, establishing the country as a prominent
economic power in Central Asia.
Despite these accomplishments,
challenges persisted due to widespread corruption and nepotism linked to
Nazarbayev and his family, which hindered transparency and
accountability, posing significant obstacles to Kazakhstan’s
development. Over the course of Nazarbayev’s presidency, an increasing
number of accusations of corruption and favoritism have been directed
against Nazarbayev and his circle. Critics say that the country’s
government has come to resemble a clan system. In May 2007, the
Parliament of Kazakhstan approved a constitutional amendment which would
allow Nazarbayev to seek re-election as many times as he wishes. This
amendment applies specifically and only to Nazarbayev, since it states
that the first president will have no limits on how many times he can
run for office, but subsequent presidents will be restricted to a
five-year term. In 2019 he resigned.