April 20. Kazinform's timeline of major events
EVENTS
1930 – By the decision of the Unified State Political Administration over 20 members of the Alash movement including Mukhamedzhan Tynyshbayev are repressed. Mukhtar Auezov, Ualikhan Omarov, Bilyal Suleev, and Alimkhan Yermekov were released.
1991 – The first commercial oil is produced at the world’s deepest oilfield Tengiz.
1994 – The Collective Security Treaty Organization concluded in 1992 in Tashkent city by the heads of Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, takes effect.
2000 – Tashkent hosts a meeting between the Presidents of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan on the issues of regional security. During the meeting, the agreement on joint efforts in the fight against terrorism, political and religious extremism, transnational organized crime, and other threats to stability and security was signed.
2007 – The decree on measures to create and ensure the activity of social and entrepreneurial corporations Ertis, Ontustik, and Zhetisu to increase the efficiency of regional development as part of the industrial and innovative policy was signed by the President.
2021 – The National Museum of Kazakhstan opens an exhibition dedicated to the 180th anniversary of the great Kazakh enlightener Ibrai Altynsarin.
2022 – Kazakhstan’s Zulfiya Chinshanlo wins the 59kg clean and jerk gold at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. The Kazakhstani weightlifter lifted a total of 233kg (95+128).
