78-year-old Nursultan Nazarbayev has been in power in Kazakhstan since 1989, when it was part of the Soviet Union, first as Communist Party chief then as president
"I have taken the decision to refuse the mandate of the presidency," Nazarbayev said in a televised address announcing his decision to step down as Kazak president after three decades in office.
President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan announced on Tuesday his resignation as the Central Asian nation's leader after three decades in power."I have taken the decision to refuse the mandate of the presidency," Nazarbayev said. The 78-year-old has led Kazakhstan since 1989 when it was still part of the Soviet Union. He came to power as the Central Asian nation's Communist Party chief and was then elected president.
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