Today is Kazakhstan Republic Day. The Declaration on the State Sovereignty of the Kazakh SSR (Soviet Socialist Republic) was adopted on October 25th 1990, representing the country’s first step on the way to its independence.
For the first time, the document enshrined statehood principles such as integrity, indivisibility, territorial inviolability, the development of the Kazakh people’s culture and language, and the strengthening of national identity. The document also proclaimed the principle of independent regulation of political, economic, and social problems.
Since the legal beginning of Kazakhstan’s movement towards true independence, the country has been a champion of non-proliferation, disarmament, and global dialogue and has advanced efforts in international peace and security.
Today, Kazakhstan is home to more than 19 million people, uniting different ethnicities, including ethnic Kazakhs, which make up 70% of the population. Russians, Uzbeks, Ukrainians, Tatars, Germans, Koreans, and Azerbaijanis are all present in the country, along with other minorities.
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Today is the birthday, in 1944, of Taffy Danoff, from American pop group Starland Vocal Band, who had the 1976 US No.1 & UK No.18 single ‘Afternoon Delight’ one of the biggest-selling singles of 1976. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu1UXCdyNo0
