2019 ⟶ Nazarbayev Resigns, Tokayev Succeeds, Astana Renamed

Nursultan Nazarbayev resigns as President of Kazakhstan. Kas...
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🌷 Kyrgyzstan's Tulip Revolution Overthrows Government

March 22 – April 11: Tulip Revolution in Kyrgyzstan.⟶
Kyrgyzstan's Tulip Revolution Overthrows Government (2005)
RevolutionPost-Soviet StatesPolitical TransitionProtestsAuthoritarianismDemocracy
KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan

🇾🇪 Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh Resigns

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh steps down.⟶
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh Resigns (2012)
Presidential ResignationArab SpringCivil UnrestPolitical TransitionAuthoritarianismMiddle East Politics
YemenYemen

🇰🇿 Nazarbayev Resigns, Tokayev Succeeds, Astana Renamed

Nursultan Nazarbayev resigns as President of Kazakhstan. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev assumes power. Astana is renamed Nur-Sultan in his honor.⟶
Nazarbayev Resigns, Tokayev Succeeds, Astana Renamed (2019)
Political TransitionAuthoritarianism
KazakhstanKazakhstan

👑 Kim Jong-un Elected General Secretary of Workers' Party of Korea

January 10: Kim Jong-un is elected as the General Secretary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, inheriting the title from his father Kim Jong-il, who died in 2011.⟶
Kim Jong-un Elected General Secretary of Workers' Party of Korea (2021)
Kim Jong-unSuccessionDictatorshipPolitical LeadershipAuthoritarianismPolitical Transition
North KoreaNorth Korea

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan Unrest and Political Crisis

January 2: 2022 Kazakh unrest.⟶
Kazakhstan Unrest and Political Crisis (2022)
ProtestsPolitical InstabilityGovernmentAuthoritarianismSocial UnrestArmed Conflict
KazakhstanKazakhstan