2025 in Kazakhstan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| |||||
| Decades: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | |||||
Events in the year 2025 in Kazakhstan.
| Photo | Post | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman of the Security Council of Kazakhstan | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev | |
| President of Kazakhstan | ||
| Prime Minister of Kazakhstan | Oljas Bektenov | |
Events
January
- 3 January – At least 95 vehicles figure in a pileup along the Astana-Shchuchinsk road near Zhanatalap, Akmola Region.[1]
- 23 January – Nineteen vehicles figure in a pileup along the Yekaterinburg-Almaty highway near Aksu-Ayuly, Karaganda Region, injuring six people.[2]
May
- 28 May – The government allows the hunting of the previously endangered saiga antelope, citing damage to crops and rapid population growth.[3]
June
- 14 June – The Aviation Administration bans all flights over Iran, Israel, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon due to Middle East tensions and war.[4]
- 20 June – The Senate passes an amnesty bill set to release 4,100 individuals from criminal liability and ease sentences for 11,000 more.[5]
- 25 June – Air Astana resumes flights from Kazakhstan to the Middle East after 11 days following a regional ceasefire, with flights bypassing Iranian airspace.[6]
July
- 1 July –
- President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dissolves Kazakhstan’s Anti-Corruption Agency, and transfers its functions to the National Security Committee.[7]
- Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan sign an agreement to establish the Green Corridor Union, a joint venture to promote regional green energy cooperation.[8]
- 10 July – An anthrax outbreak is confirmed in Akmola Region, with seven human cases linked to unregistered livestock.[9]
- 14 July – Kazatomprom signs a deal to supply uranium to Slovakia’s SEAS for nuclear power generation.[10]
- 23 July – A 450-meter fuel smuggling tunnel is uncovered on the Kazakhstan–Uzbekistan border in the Turkistan Region; five Kazakh nationals are named as suspects.[11]
- 25 July – A Eurocopter EC145 of the Kazakh Air Defense Forces crashes into Lake Sorbulak, Almaty Region, killing all three occupants on board.[12][13]
- 29 July –
- Kazakhstan and Turkey sign a joint declaration and 18 agreements to deepen strategic cooperation across multiple sectors.[14]
- Prime Minister Oljas Bektenov launches the Innovative Project Navigator to track job creation, and sets a goal to employ 3.3 million people by 2030.[15]
August
- 26 August – Kairat FC defeat Celtic FC in a penalty shootout (3–2) at Almaty Central Stadium after two goalless legs, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time.[16]
September
- 14 September – Kazakhstan wins ten medals (7 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) at the 2025 World Boxing Championships in Liverpool, topping the overall medal table.[17]
October
- 9 October – Russian president Vladimir Putin admits that Russian air defenses were responsible for the shooting down of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 and its subsequent crash in Kazakhstan in 2024.[18]
November
- 13 November – Eighteen people are arrested for burning a Chinese flag and a portrait of Chinese leader Xi Jinping during a protest in Almaty Region against the detention of Kazakh nationals by China.[19]
- 27 November – The launchpad of Baikonur Cosmodrome sustains significant damage following the launch of the Soyuz MS-28 rocket carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station.[20]
