1996 in Kazakhstan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s See also: Other events of 1996 Timeline of Kazakhstani history ← 1995 1994 1993 1996 in Kazakhstan → 1997 1998 1999 Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s See also: Other events of 1996 Timeline of Kazakhstani history Events in the year 1996 in Kazakhstan. President: Nursultan Nazarbayev Prime Minister: Akezhan Kazhegeldin Events May May 23 – The L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University was established.[1] July July 19 – Kazakhstan takes part in the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta as an independent country for the first time.[2] August August 16 – 13 athletes from Kazakhstan take part in the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta.[3] November November 8 – The Prince of Wales (now Charles III) visits Almaty during his royal tour of Central Asia.[4] December December 16 – The first military parade in honour of the Independence Day of Kazakhstan was held on the Republic Square in Almaty.[5] December 17 – The Suleyman Demirel University was opened by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, and former Turkish President Suleyman Demirel.[6] References ↑ http://www.enu.kz/en/about-enu/index.php ↑ "Kazakhstan at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) ↑ "Paralympic. Country Kazakhstan".[permanent dead link] ↑ Bilateral relations ↑ "Военные парады в Казахстане за 15 лет "подорожали" в одиннадцать раз". Radiotochka.kz | Новости Казахстана – события, мнения, аналитика. Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2017-09-22. ↑ "EECA University Rankings 2022". Top Universities. 2024-10-05. Retrieved 2024-10-13. vteYears in Kazakhstan (1991–present) Pre-1991 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 vte1996 in EuropeSovereign states Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia and Montenegro Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City States with limitedrecognition Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria Dependencies, coloniesand other territories Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Related Articles