2013 in Kazakhstan

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Events in the year 2013 in Kazakhstan.

Incumbents

• President: Nursultan Nazarbayev
• Prime Minister: Serik Akhmetov

Events

January

• January 29 – SCAT Airlines Flight 760, a scheduled flight from Kokshetau to Almaty, crashed in the village of Kyzyltu, killing all 21 people on board.[1]

May

• May 7 – The first military parade in honour of Defender of the Fatherland Day was held at the Otar Military Base.[2][3]

August

• August 10 – 17 – Kazakhstan competed at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia. A team of 17 athletes represented the country in the event.[4]

September

• September 2 – The Third Parliament Session was opened.[5]
• September 5 – The country took part in the G20 Summit in Saint Petersburg for the first time.[6]

December

• December 1 – A new building of the Nazarbayev Center was opened.[7]

Deaths

• November 16 – Ermek Serkebayev, People's Artist of the USSR (1959).[8]
• December 27 – Roza Zhamanova^[ru], People's Artist of the USSR (1959).[9]

References

1. Roth, Andrew (2013-01-29). "Plane Crashes in Fog in Kazakhstan, Killing All 21 on Board". The New York Times.
2. "Kazakhstan celebrates new national holiday – Fatherland defender's Day — Astana.gov.kz". Archived from the original on 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
3. "Events calendar 7 May 2013 — Official site of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan".
4. "14th IAAF World Championships Athletes -World Athletics Championships".
5. "Today President Nursultan Nazarbayev Opens Third Parliament Session of the Fifth Convocation — Official site of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan".
6. "President Nursultan Nazarbayev Arrives in Saint-Petersburg to Participate in G20 Summit — Official site of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan".
7. "Visit to the new building of the Nazarbayev Centre — Official site of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan".
8. "President Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent a telegram of condolences to the family and friends of the People's Artist of the USSR and the Kazakh SSR Yermek Serkebayev following his death. — Official site of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan". Archived from the original on 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
9. "Condolences over the death of the People's Artist of the USSR, Kazakh opera singer Roza Zhamanova to her family and relatives — Official site of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan".