August 19. Kazinform's timeline of major events
EVENTS
1992 – Kazakhstan joins the World Health Organization as its 180th member.
1992 – Kazakhstan and Portugal exchange notes establishing diplomatic relations.
1993 – Diplomatic relations are established between Kazakhstan and Slovakia.
2011 – An official signing of the agreement to create the Central Asian Center for Emergency Situations and Disaster Risk Reeducation takes place in Almaty city.
2012 – The Boxing Center is named after Olympic champ Serik Sapiyev in Karaganda city.
2014 – Kazakhstani singer Mukhammedali Zhugunusov wins a prize at the Children’s New Wave song contest.
2014 – The Al-Farabi Kazakh National University ranks 31st in the Great Value Colleges top-50 rating.
2018 – Kazakhstani fencer Dmitriy Alexanin takes first place at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia.
2019 – Astana Pro Team bicycle rider Alexey Lutsenko wins Arctic Race of Norway.
